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2024 Canada Day holiday EI payment delay
Please be advised that the Service Canada Employment Insurance in-person offices and call centre will be closed on Monday, July 1st, 2024. Regular service will resume on Tuesday, July 2nd, 2024. Therefore, all EI claimants (regular or special) may experience a delay of one or two business days in receiving their Employment Insurance direct deposit.Â
Please ensure to plan yourself accordingly.
Note: Service Canada will experience an increased volume of clients after the long weekend. If you are not in a rush, the best time to call or visit Service Canada offices is on the Thursday morning of the same week.
Samuel
June 28, 2022 5:28 amSo if I was to receive my EI payment on June 28/2022 will that be delayed because of July 1/2022?
E.I. consultant
July 2, 2022 2:48 pmno, the payment you receive on June 28th, is to cover your previous 2 weeks of reporting period. Since the national holiday is on a Friday, there will be no EI payment delay this time.
Ashley
July 4, 2022 11:01 amWeek of Monday July forth is there a delay?
E.I. consultant
July 4, 2022 1:49 pmthere won’t be any payment delay since the national holiday was on Friday.
Kevin
UnemploymentCanada.ca Team
Catherine MacInnes
July 7, 2023 7:31 amI still haven’t received my EI and the 2 business days because of July 1st have passed. I should have received it today.
E.I. consultant
July 9, 2023 3:11 pmHello Catherine,
You have to reach out to EI call centre directly for the status of your claim. Their phone number is 1-800-206-7218.
Melyssa
UnemploymentCanada.ca Team