Changes to the Record of Employment (ROE) system

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Not a question, just something I just got in the mail at my restaurant. It may affect some planters:

Employment Insurance is now being delivered by Service Canada - the Government of Canada's new service delivery network that brings a range of federal services and benefits together to meet individual needs.

In February of 2005, three new Employment Insurance (EI) pilot projects were announced. These pilot projects aim to improve the EI program for Canadians and will come into effect in the fall of this year.

One of the pilots, known as the Best 14 Weeks project, has particular significance for employers and is anticipated to be implemented on October 30th, 2005. This proposed three-year pilot project will have an impact on employers with workers who live in specific economic regions. Northern BC and Northern Alberta and Northern Ontario are included in these regions.

Under the pilot project, EI benefit rates in these economic regions will be calculated using the highest 14 weeks of insurable earnings in the last 52 weeks. In order to facilitate this new benefit rate calculation, 53 weeks (52 plus one extra) of payroll information will be needed instead of the 27 provided through existing Records of Employment (ROE).

The ROE Web version is being modified to allow employers to submit 53 weeks of payroll data. Employers who don't want to use the web version can still use the paper copies, which will not be modified.

For more info: servicecanada.gc.ca