KW v Canada Employment Insurance Commission

KW v Canada Employment Insurance Commission

Payments received were earnings from employment; Claimant made no timely election under Pilot Project No. 20 so the Commission was required to apply the amendment method in s.77.99(3); the Commission correctly allocated earnings to the weeks worked under s.36(4) and correctly calculated a net overpayment of $877 after offsetting underpayments; section 46.01 does not apply because the earnings were from post‑layoff employment and the Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to review election matters.

Citation
2021 SST 381
Parties
Appellant / Claimant: K. W.; Respondent / Commission: Canada Employment Insurance Commission
Court
Social Security Tribunal of Canada
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
26 March 2021
Procedural Posture
Employment Insurance / General Division Decision
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Overpayment of Benefits, Allocation of Earnings, Pilot Project Election, Statute Interpretation, Recovery of Debt, Jurisdiction
Source Language
English
Employment Insurance Social Security Law Administrative Law Overpayment of Benefits Allocation of Earnings Pilot Project Election Statute Interpretation Recovery of Debt +1 more

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Parties

K. W.

Appellant / Claimant

Canada Employment Insurance Commission

Respondent / Commission

Procedural Posture

Employment Insurance / General Division Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether payments received constituted earnings under the Employment Insurance Act
  2. 2 Whether the Commission correctly allocated the earnings to EI benefits under Pilot Project No. 20 and the Regulations
  3. 3 Whether section 46.01 of the Employment Insurance Act bars recovery of the alleged overpayment

Ratio Decidendi

Payments received were earnings from employment; Claimant made no timely election under Pilot Project No. 20 so the Commission was required to apply the amendment method in s.77.99(3); the Commission correctly allocated earnings to the weeks worked under s.36(4) and correctly calculated a net overpayment of $877 after offsetting underpayments; section 46.01 does not apply because the earnings were from post‑layoff employment and the Tribunal lacks jurisdiction to review election matters.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Claimant must repay $877 to the Canada Employment Insurance Commission