If you were already a member of the work force or if you previously received maternity or parental benefits
You will need to have accumulated between 420 and 700 hours of insurable employment during the qualifying period to be entitled to receive EI regular benefits, as long as:
•you can show that you have accumulated at least 490 hours of participation in the labour market during the labour force attachment period (the 52-week period immediately preceding the qualifying period); or
•you received at least one week of maternity or parental benefits in the 208 weeks preceding the 52 weeks before the qualifying period (in other words, in the four years preceding the labour force attachment period).
If you were already a member of the work force or if you previously received maternity or parental benefits
You will need to have accumulated between 420 and 700 hours of insurable employment during the qualifying period to be entitled to receive EI regular benefits, as long as:
•you can show that you have accumulated at least 490 hours of participation in the labour market during the labour force attachment period (the 52-week period immediately preceding the qualifying period); or
•you received at least one week of maternity or parental benefits in the 208 weeks preceding the 52 weeks before the qualifying period (in other words, in the four years preceding the labour force attachment period).