When to Submit an Employment Insurance Application
Be sure to submit your Canadian Employment Insurance application within four weeks of your last day of work, whether you have all the information required for your application or not.
If you have your Record of Employment for the last 52 weeks, put in an Employment Insurance application immediately even if you still have money, such as holiday pay, coming in. You should receive your Record of Employment from your last employer within five days of becoming unemployed. If you don't receive your Record of Employment within 14 days, submit other proof of employment with your Employment Insurance application.
For maternity, parental and sickness benefits, and compassionate care benefits, apply as soon as you stop working.
Employment Insurance Application Form
When making an application for Canadian Employment Insurance benefits, you will need to give the following information:
- Social Insurance Number (SIN)
- Personal identification, such as a driver's license, if you apply in person at a Service Canada Centre.
- Record of Employment (ROE) from each job for the last 52 weeks
- Bank information, or a blank personal cheque marked VOID, so Employment Insurance benefits can be paid by direct deposit
- Employment details, including gross salary (before deductions and including tips and commissions), gross salary for the last week of work from Sunday to the last day, and other amounts received or still coming, such as vacation pay and severance pay
- Medical certificate if you are claiming sickness benefits or applying for compassionate care benefits
- Adoption certificate if you are an adoptive parent claiming parental benefits.
Where to Apply for Employment Insurance
You can apply for Canadian Employment Insurance in person by going to the Service Canada Centre nearest you.
You can also apply for Canadian Employment Insurance online.
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