EI Pilot Project No. 24 extended and appeal rules updated to cover new Board of Appeal

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Three sets of changes have been made to the Employment Insurance Regulations. First, the end date for Pilot Project No. 24 measures has been pushed back: the window during which the Commission can waive the two-week waiting period, treat separation earnings as non-deductible, and allow long-tenured workers to receive up to 20 extra benefit weeks has been extended by roughly six months. Second, rules that suspend benefit payments while the Commission appeals a tribunal decision have been updated to explicitly cover the new Employment Insurance Board of Appeal, not just the Social Security Tribunal's Employment Insurance Section. Third, two previously listed 'amendments not in force' (sections 38 and 40 of SOR/2025-74) have been brought into force and removed from the pending-amendments list, meaning those Board of Appeal references are now part of the live regulatory text. EI claimants whose benefit periods fall within the extended window, employers, and payroll administrators should note the longer period over which the special pilot measures apply.

Who this affects: EI claimants whose benefit periods fall within the pilot project window · long-tenured workers seeking extended regular benefits · employers and payroll administrators tracking separation-earnings treatment · legal and compliance staff handling EI appeals