Paragraph 29(c)(ii) of the Employment Insurance Act provide that just cause may be found to exist where a claimant voluntarily leaves their employment in order to accompany a spouse. In cases of this nature, consideration must be given to the social policy issue involved, namely the preservation of the family unit.
Canada (A.G.) v. Dodsworth, [1984] 2 F.C. 193 (F.C.A.)
A-878-82
Canada (A.G.) v. Whiffen [1994], F.C.J. No. 252 (F.C.A.)
A-1472-92
Canada (A.G.) v. Kuntz [1994], F.C.J. No. 298 (F.C.A.)
A-1485-92
DeVos v. Canada (A.G.) [1994], F.C.J. No. 250 (F.C.A.)
A-261-93
The Act defines a common-law partner as a person who is cohabiting with the claimant in a conjugal relationship, having cohabited for a period of at least one year.
Subsection 2(1) Employment Insurance Act
Canada (A.G.) v. Thompson [1994], 2007 FCA 391
A-26-06
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