{"id":46577,"date":"2015-06-16T21:44:31","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T01:44:31","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:48:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:48:32","slug":"can-i-get-ei-if-i-was-fired","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/can-i-get-ei-if-i-was-fired","title":{"rendered":"Can I get EI if I was fired?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It depends on why you were fired. If Service Canada says you were fired because of &#8220;misconduct&#8221;, they will not give you EI benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Misconduct usually means doing something wrong on purpose. Misconduct is more than not being able to do the job well. Here are some examples that could be misconduct:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>threatening someone or being violent<\/li>\n<li>destroying company property on purpose<\/li>\n<li>being away from work without permission<\/li>\n<li>not obeying an order from your employer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Service Canada decides if you were fired for misconduct, <strong>not<\/strong> your employer. So you should apply for benefits, even if you were fired.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46577","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can I get EI if I was fired? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/can-i-get-ei-if-i-was-fired\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can I get EI if I was fired? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It depends on why you were fired. 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