Unemployment Insurance > For Claimants
IMPORTANT MESSAGE(s)
All local telephone numbers for the "Easy Call System" have been deactivated. To file for weekly Unemployment Insurance benefits from a telephone or if you have questions concerning your Unemployment Insurance claim and need to speak with us, please call the "Easy Call System" at the toll free number 1-866-783-5567.
LWC has implemented an online tool to assist the unemployed in gathering information on the total possible number of weeks they may collect UI benefits, based on their initial claim filing date. Click here to use the benefit duration estimator.

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IMPORTANT CHANGE TO
UNEMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY
Anyone receiving unemployment
benefits must now contact THREE
different employers and ask about job
opportunities each week. Review the
Benefits Rights Information
for more details.

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