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Severe Criterion for 'Incapable Regularly of Pursuing any Substantially Gainful Occupation'

Purpose

The purpose of this section is to describe the component of the "severe" criterion related to, "incapable regularly of pursuing any substantially gainful occupation."

Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
  
  
• 2. Policy
  
  
  • 2.1 Performance, Productivity and Profitability - The Three (3) P's
    • 2.1.1 Performance
    • 2.1.2 Productivity
    • 2.1.3 Profitability
      
      
  • 2.2 Determination of Work Capacity
    • 2.2.1 Component Incapable
      • 2.2.1.1 Factor: Work Activity
      • 2.2.1.2 Factor: Individual Working or Not
      • 2.2.1.3 Factor: Employment Insurance (EI)
      • 2.2.1.4 Factor: School Attendance
        
        
  • 2.3 Component: Regularly (As in Incapable Regularly)
    • 2.3.1 Factor: Medical Condition
    • 2.3.2 Factor: Hours of Work, Absences
    • 2.3.3 Factor: Sporadic Work due to the Disability
      
      
  • 2.4 Component: Pursuing
    • 2.4.1 Engaging in Work
      
      
  • 2.5 Component: Any (Occupation)
    • 2.5.1 Factor: Skills, Education, Training
      
      
  • 2.6 Component: Substantially Gainful Occupation
    • 2.6.1 Factor: Profitability
      • 2.6.1.1 Sub-factor: Earnings up to a Substantially Gainful Amount
      • 2.6.1.2 Sub-factor: Between Substantially Gainful Amount and Twice Substantially Gainful Amount
      • 2.6.1.3 Sub-factor: Twice Substantially Gainful Amount and Over
        
        
  • 2.7 Factor: Profitable but not Productive
    
    
  • 2.8 Factor: Highly Motivated (when an individual is working in spite of medical evidence to the contrary)

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Date Modified:

2011-07-15