Candidate eligibility for JCP is determined according to the following criteria: 1. An unemployed job seeker or those employed less than 20 hours per week. 2. A permanent resident living in Ontario who is legally authorized to work in Canada. 3. Meet at least 1 of the following criteria: * Has an established Employment Insurance (EI) benefit period. * Previously established an EI benefit period that has ended within the previous 60 months. * Paid employee EI premiums (e.g. Box 18 on the T4) in at least 3 of the last 10 years while earnings have been at least $2000 in each of those years. * Received the Employment Insurance Emergency Response benefit (CERB) within the previous 60 months.