The appellant received unemployment insurance benefits until he obtained employment, shortly after which he sustained a serious injury and received temporary total disability benefits from the Workers' Compensation Board.
When he was fit to return to work, his previous job no longer existed, and he requested an extension of his initial benefit period under s. 20(7)(b) of the Unemployment Insurance Act, 1971.
The request was denied pursuant to s. 36 of the Act.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, holding that the appellant was entitled to an extension of his benefit period, following its concurrent decision in Canada (Canada Employment and Immigration Commission) v. Gagnon.
