oo, _ Mare: Ringuette -. Sportmanship Award -" _ Thornhill Juntor Junior Boys' Basketball - Mare Ringuette Secondary School Darcy Budiselich: " a co, a Grade & Boys Basketball- Best AN Round Athle June 25, 1979 Chris Barber:, | ., By Grades 4 4 : Track and feild Athletic Awards: Most Marc Ringuette Thornhill Ju . Valuable Player ; "© Junior Girls’ Volleyball - we Janda - AWARDS DAY Junior Boys’ Volleyball . Suleoth, Ron Ray ‘Tntraural ‘Champs - Morlins . Athletic Service Award - guette n Grade 10 Boy - Darcy Budiselich = ; Grade Girl - Lig Ljungh | . Grade 9 Girl - Diana Rigler : . Grade 8 Boy - Chris _ Grade 9..Boy - Marc . , Grade 10 Girl - Susan Janda . — Vocational Orientation Student’ Award - Sonja’ Johnson . unior Secondary School Service Awards, Awards - Norman Larson Triton Annual Service Award -- Elisa Hall, Lily | Asarta Canteen Service Award - Mike Barber Terrace Little Theatre - Kaeleen Bruce, Teresa ‘Wiesmilier — - Academic Awards Honour Roll Certificates Leanne Asante John Sattanoff Junior Math Contest Awards - Medal - Marc Ringuette "The Herald, Tuesday, July 8, 1979, Page 1 Best All Round Academic Students by Grades Grade 8 Boy - Peter Crowder © \ Grade 9 Boy - Marc Ringuette Grade 10 Boy - John Safanoff — ’ Grade 8 Girl - Lynda Struthers Frazer Dodd, Sindy Thornhill Jogging Awards Grade 9 Girl - Elizabeth Asarta Grade 10 Girl - Sandra Baker Junior Citizenship Ser- - Vice Award - Cony Lubke (trophy) Citizenship - Lisa Garrett Best All Round Student - Lucille Harms (trophy) ~* Tn December 1978, Parliament Unless you wor t ‘4 A hate aang ry ay aa fs os ; atleast 20weeks | in the pastyear, these changes could apply — toyou. | changed the Unemployment Insurance _ program. Changes starting July 1 mean _ that some people will have to work longer _ "before they can qualify for Unemployment ‘Insurance benefits. _' Please remember, these UI changes - affect only those claims which start on or ~ after July 1, 1979. And, the changes may or may not apply to yaui. So please read | on to see if you are affected. (You'll find terms such as “Weeks of Work”, “Qualifying Period”, “Variable Entrance Requirement” (VER), and. “Unemployment Rate” marked by an asterisk (*), For easier understanding, see the box “Explaining UI terms” at the end of this message.) ._ Here are the details of those changes. | Have you worked - 20 weeks or more in your. Qualifying Period*? “If so, this message does nor apply to - you. For you, the number of weeks you need to qualify for regular UI benefits -and for Ul illness and maternity benefits, or the one-time benefit at age 65 has not changed. Are you working for . the first time? : To get Ul benefits, you will usually need 20 Weeks’ Work’, no matter where you live. | 7 -An exception to this would be if yo -Were on atraining course approved : by the Catiada Employment and Immi-' gration Commission for at least 14 weeks in the year before your Qualifying Period*. Then you would only need 10 to 14 weeks, depending on the Variable Entrance Requirement* where you live. Are you starting to —. work again?» _ If you're coming back to work after being away a year or more, you'll usually ere some ch Eq reed 20 Weeks of Work* in your Qualifying e yi ying Period* before you can qualify for UI ‘benefits: a This applies wherever you live. This 20-week rule won’t apply, however, if you were in any of the following situations for a total of at least 14 weeks in the year before your Qualifying Period*. _ These are the situations thatcount: — * 1, You were getting temporary worker's disability compensation froma provin-_ . _ - ¢lal program; 2. You were receiving sick or maternity - _ leave payments; 3. You were out of work because of'a - labour dispute at your place of work; - 4. You were on a Commission-approved training course; - 5. You were on Ul claim; 6. You were working in insurable employment. So, for first-time workers and those coming back to work: A. If you were in any of these six situations for a total of at least 14 weeks in the year before your Qualifying Period*, then you need only 10 to 14 Weeks’ Work* in the Qualifying Period*, depending on the VER* where you live. B. If none of the six situations fit your case, you will have to have worked at least . 20 weeks to qualify for UI benefits. NOTE; If you are returning to work after being away more than one year, the ' 20-week rule will normally apply to you., Did you get UI benefits in the last year? Ifyou got UE benefits in your Qualify-. ing Period’, there are new rules that may apply to you - unless the Unemployment Rate* in your area is over 11.5 per cent. . 1. Ifa claim you had in the last year has - not run out, you may be able to renew it. 2. If yours is classed as a new claim, you will need the usual 10 to 14 Weeks! Work*, depending on your local VER*, plus up to six “extra” Weeks of Work*. The number of “extra” weeks you'll - need depends on how many weeks you got on your previous UI claim. You need one “extra” week (up toa maximum of six) for every week you got over the VER* needed in your area. de __ Here’san example: | You need 12 Weeks’ Workin your region (your local VER*) to qualify for benefits the first time. On your last. claim, you drew 15 weeks’ ' benefits before going back to work. Now, you'would need the usual 12 weeks, ". plus three “extra” work weeks. (That’s the difference between the 12 weeks you need: ed to work and the 15 weeks of benefits you drew. In total you' would need 15 ‘Weeks’ Work* to qualify again within one year, The most anyone needs anywhere is 20 weeks of work to qualify. Again, please remember, when the Unemployment Rate* in your area is over 11.5 per cent, this rule won’t apply .. to you, You'll need only 10 _ Weeks’ Work* to qualify for regular Ul benefits. - Other changes have been in effect since January 1979: ¢ The weekly:benefit rate was reduced to 60 per cent of your average insurable _ earnings (from 667/3 per cent). . © Most people employed for less than 20 hours a week are no longer covered by UL. ¢ Higher-income claimants may have to repay. part of UI benefits drawn in the _ 1979 tax year. This will only affect people whose income, including UI benefits, is over $20,670, This wilt _ be explained when you get your 1979 tax return. These things haven't : changed: Just as a review, these points haven’t changed: . ; * You may still get UI illness and mater- nity benefits and the special benefit paid at age 65 if you’ve worked 20 weeks in your Qualifying Period*. * There’s still a two-week waiting period before UI benefits start. « ‘To get regular benefits, you must still be available for and looking for work each day you are on claim. ¢ You must report any work and earnings while on claim. e You can be disqualified from getting benefits for up-to six weeks‘if you quit _your job voluntarily, you were fired for misconduct, or if you turned down a suitable job offer. ® You can still appeal a decision by UI. to deny you benefits, Explaining UI terms: *Weeks of Work This means weeks of work that are insurable for Unemployment Insurance. Most employment of 20 hours or more a ‘week is insurable. *Qualifying Period What UI calls your Qualifying Period . As the 52 weeks.before we start your claim. Or if'you had a claim in the last year, it’s the time since shar claim stared. . . *Variabie Entrance Requirement (VER) | . To qualify for Unemployment Insurance benefits, you must have worked from 10 to 14 weeks in insurable employment during your Qualifying Period*. The exact number of weeks depends on the Unemploy- ment Rate* in the economic region where you live, (See below.) If you don’t have enough weeks to qualify when you file your claim, we keep your application in the computer file. Ifthe Unemployment Rate* changes so you then have the weeks you need, we will send youa notice. =~ *Unemployment Rate For Unemployment Insurance, the Unemployment Rate used for each of the 48 economic regions of Canada is nor the _- current monthly Statistics Canada unemployment rate in each region. It isa three-month average of seasonally- adjusted monthly unemployment rates. Canada’s Unemployment Insurance Program who want to Working with people work, i+ Employment and Immigration Canada Rion Athey, Minister Empiol et Immigration Canada f) Hon Athey, Ministre