The respondent was receiving unemployment benefits when an amendment to the Unemployment Insurance Act took effect on January 1, 1976, reducing the age of entitlement from 70 to 65.
The respondent was over 65 but under 70.
On February 1, 1976, he began receiving a Quebec Pension Plan retirement pension, which was a disqualifying event under the pre-amendment Act.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that under section 35(c) of the Interpretation Act, the respondent's accrued rights under the pre-amendment Act continued, meaning he was entitled to benefits for January 1976, but his entitlement terminated on January 31, 1976, when the pension became payable.
