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  1. Ran out of room. The second week of no earnings is known as the waiting period. Ideal situation is that your mom doesn't have have any earnings this second week. Any earnings in this week may reduce benefits for next 3 weeks.

    https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-...od.html#a1_8_2


    The only caution with going ahead with an EI application in your mom's situation is that she will be using her weeks of entitlement for a period when she has an income.


    This brings me to next topic which is the Emergency Support Benefit administered by the CRA. I have not seen any details about the eligibility requirements. From the limited information I have at the moment, I would expect that your mom would qualify for benefits under this program if she is unemployed and has exhausted her EI Benefits. I'm not sure if a reduction of hours would make her eligible for benefits. We should know more soon.
  2. Sorry to hear about your mom. In this situation, I believe these are her options:

    1.) Check with her employer if the company will be applying for the EI Work Sharing program. If the employer is participating in this program, she can apply for EI work sharing benefits and may receive a "reference code" to expedite her EI application.

    https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-...igibility.html

    2.) Speak to her employer about staggering her hours with her coworkers, such that they have 14 consecutive calendar days with no work and earnings ideally on weeks starting on Sunday and ending on Saturday.

    The first week of no earnings is known as an interruption of earnings. Without an interruption of earnings, she will not be eligible to establish an EI Regular Benefits claim.

    https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-...al-clause.html
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