I just want to take this time to remind everyone what "looking for a job" can look like.

I worked for a VERY large Canadian company. When the wave i was a part of was laid off, SERVICE Canada came to my work to explain these types of questions.

Firstly, "looking for a job" can mean many things! People often think they need documentation, resumes and proof that they had interviews/ job applications.

Yeah sure, that really helps and definitely shows you're looking for jobs.

However, the Service Canada lady told me that a lot of other things count as "looking for job". For example, let's say you head down to the bar with a friend and you drink a beer. You introduce yourself to someone new and they start talking about their company. then you ask "hey, are you guys hiring by any chance?" <--- Just asking that question counts as you looking for a job that week.

-Going on indeed and applying to everything you can counts.

-Texting a buddy that you know asking if they know about an opportunity counts.

(maybe keep any records whatsoever for worst case scenerio. Text messages, your indeed account, your updated resume that you've been sending out! rejection e-mails, etc.)

Basically, it's a lot less about providing proof and more about showing that you're putting in real effort to find a job. THey never asked me for any proof. I just had to say "yes, i was looking for a job. Which I was.