Well everyone is drifting away from the question. To be entitled to Uemployment benefit,one has first to work and contribute towards the
national/employment insurance.
You can claim if you meet the following coditions.
You can apply for EI benefits if you have paid into the EI account and you are unemployed.
You can receive regular benefits if you lost your job through no fault of your own, for example, due to shortage of work, seasonal or mass lay-offs.
# You can receive compassionate care benefits if you have to be away from work temporarily to provide care or support to a family member who is gravely ill with a significant risk of death.
# You can receive fishing benefits if you are a person engaged in fishing
# You can also receive maternity, parental and/or sickness benefits if pregnant, caring for a newborn or adopted child or sick.
However donot expect any benefits until you have worked and contributed.Many people understand they can apply for this benefit soon after landing in Canada.Thats a wrong conception.