Steve

Hello,

I am a Canadian Citizen and I worked for a US company based in USA for
more then a year. And now I am laid off. Can I can claim for
unemployment social security benefits from USA or Canada? Is there an
agreement between USA and Canada which lets me claim for employment
insurance?

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,
-Steve.

Stuart Brook

Steve wrote:
    >
    > Hello,
    >
    > I am a Canadian Citizen and I worked for a US company based in USA for
    > more then a year. And now I am laid off. Can I can claim for
    > unemployment social security benefits from USA or Canada? Is there an
    > agreement between USA and Canada which lets me claim for employment
    > insurance?
    >
    > Any help is appreciated.
    >
    > Thanks,
    > -Steve.

Providing you return to Canada and make a timely filing, you can claim
"interestate benefits". You should contact HRDC International office
nearest you and they will tell yo whether you need to file through them
or file directly with the state.

You cannot file for EI (UI) from within the US.

Social Security is an entirely different animal (it's welfare) and you
definitely cannot claim that.

Stuart

James Donovan

Stuart Brook wrote in message news:...

    > Social Security is an entirely different animal (it's welfare) and you
    > definitely cannot claim that.

I used to work for DSS a very long time ago in NY and I can tell you
that Social security isn't welfare, they are two separate and
different things and have several key differences.

Some foreign countries (like Canada) have social security agreements
with the US. Therefore someone who worked in the US can have their
Social Security contributions applied to the social security system in
their home country in some form or the other.

Tariq Mian

Here is a link for employment insurance benefits for Canadians working in
US.
Please note that it is a Canada Government site.
http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/ae-ei/reg....2_e.shtml#How

"James Donovan" wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Stuart Brook wrote in
message news:...
    > > Social Security is an entirely different animal (it's welfare) and you
    > > definitely cannot claim that.
    > I used to work for DSS a very long time ago in NY and I can tell you
    > that Social security isn't welfare, they are two separate and
    > different things and have several key differences.
    > Some foreign countries (like Canada) have social security agreements
    > with the US. Therefore someone who worked in the US can have their
    > Social Security contributions applied to the social security system in
    > their home country in some form or the other.

Stuart Brook

James Donovan wrote:
    >
    > Stuart Brook wrote in message news:...
    >
    > > Social Security is an entirely different animal (it's welfare) and you
    > > definitely cannot claim that.
    >
    > I used to work for DSS a very long time ago in NY and I can tell you
    > that Social security isn't welfare, they are two separate and
    > different things and have several key differences.
    >
    > Some foreign countries (like Canada) have social security agreements
    > with the US. Therefore someone who worked in the US can have their
    > Social Security contributions applied to the social security system in
    > their home country in some form or the other.

But that's not what he's referring to here.