EI: Abbreviation for Employment Insurance.

Employee's deduction: Contribution deducted from the employee’s pay (employee part).

Employee status: The statuses are: Active, Inactive, Holiday, On vacation or Terminated.

Employee type: Employee type assigned to an employment according to the work hours conditions allocated for a given period. Has no incidence on the payroll calculation. Useful to obtain a global view of the workforce of a business. The statuses are: Contractual, Student, Part-Time, Probation, Regular or Temporary.

Employer's deduction: Contribution paid by the employer (employer part).

Employment Insurance eligible earnings: Earnings subject to EI. Eligible earnings or earnings subject to EI mean that they must be included in the calculation of the EI contribution.

Employment Insurance rate: Employment insurance rate assigned to an employee according to the EI rate the employer is subject to. The employment insurance rate selected will determine the employer’s remittances number. The employment insurance rates are: Reduced rate or Regular rate.