in the last 52 weeks or since your last claim (this period is called the qualifying period), you have worked for the required number of insurable hours. The hours are based on where you live and the unemployment rate in your region at the time of filing your claim for benefits.
在拿 Employment insurance 之前你必须 employed. 你休完上一个EI必须再干一定的小时数并且交了EI保险费,才有资格申请第二次EI,你还的提出充分的理由你没有办法把小孩交给别人(daycare)照看,(例如,上班太远,幼儿园太远等等),也就是 "you lose your job through no fault of your own" 的理由.