A Record of Employment is issued when there is an interruption of earnings of:

• A. 7 consecutive calendar days
• B. 5 consecutive calendar days
• C. 10 consecutive calendar days
• D. 14 consecutive calendar days

Answer: (A)

The thing being tested is when the Reporting requirement kicks in for Employment Insurance. In Canada, a Record of Employment must be issued whenever an employee experiences an interruption of earnings for seven consecutive calendar days. That means if, for seven straight days, the employee has no insurable earnings (for example due to layoff, illness, or other approved leave), the employer must file an ROE to inform Service Canada about the change in earnings status. Shorter gaps—fewer than seven days—do not by themselves trigger an ROE, since the system uses the seven-day threshold to determine when to report the interruption. This seven-day rule helps standardize when EI can begin assessing eligibility for benefits based on a clear, continuous break in insurable earnings.