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If you quit your job without relying on “just cause”, i.e. a legitimate reason, you will not be eligible to receive employment insurance (EI). That means that you will only be able to receive if you have just cause for leaving. Voluntarily leaving your employment will only affect your regular EI benefits.

You can receive EI from 14 weeks up to a maximum of 45 weeks, depending on the unemployment rate in your region at the time of filing your claim and the amount of insurable hours you've accumulated in the last 52 weeks or since your last claim, whichever is shorter.

You need to have worked enough hours to be eligible Based on the unemployment rate in your area, you'll need between 420 and 700 hours of insurable employment during the qualifying period to qualify for regular benefits.

You can continue to receive EI regular benefits for as long as your claim has payable weeks remaining. The program doesn't extend how long you can collect EI regular benefits. You may not be eligible for EI regular benefits if you quit your job to return to school.

You must give notice if you quit If you quit your job, you have a legal obligation to tell your employer ahead of time. The main purpose of the notice is to give the employer a reasonable time to adjust to your departure. Your employment contract may set out how much notice you need to provide.

If Service Canada believes that you had just cause to quit your job, you may be eligible for special benefits, including the following: Sickness benefits if you can't work due to illness or injury. Maternity benefits if you're pregnant or recently had a baby.

Did you know that if you voluntarily quit your job without just cause, you will not be paid regular benefits? After quitting your job, you must work the minimum number of insurable hours required to get regular benefits.