Subsection (1) does not apply to a claimant who has already had the number of insurable hours in their qualifying period increased under that subsection or under this section as it read on September 26, 2020, if a benefit period was established in relation to that qualifying period.
If a claimant makes an initial claim for benefits in respect of benefits referred to in section 24 and has, in their qualifying period, fewer than the number of hours of insurable employment that is applicable to them under paragraph 7(2)(b), the number of hours of insurable employment that the claimant has in that period shall be increased by 300.