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zebatov posted...

When I called in, the robot asked for my SIN and birth year. It listed off a bunch of requirements, told me fraud is bad, said Id have to repay portions Im not entitled to, and then said Press one to accept. I think its basically the honour system, but I didnt have to go over any tax stuff on the phone.

I did mine online, which basically went through the full regular EI application, including some stuff about taxes.

zebatov posted...

I hope the $500/week is pre-taxed, otherwise its not entirely truthful to say $2,000 will be deposited within three days. You cant imply ~ in speech haha.

It's not, as I understand it. You get the full amount regardless of tax bracket, then any taxes you owe on it you'll have to pay back next year. It makes sense, since calculating every applicant's taxes would slow down the process dramatically and the whole point of this is to get people their money asap, but it does mean you'll have to be diligent about how much of it you spend.

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