Parental Benefits
Employment Insurance (EI) Maternity and Parental Benefits
TIP! Apply as soon as you stop working. It will be at
least 4-6 weeks until you get your first cheque.
Here is some general information on Maternity
and Parental Benefits:
Most new parents can receive Employment
Insurance (EI).
Adoptive parents are only eligible to receive EI parental benefits.
EI pays up to 55% of your income, up to a max.
You could be eligible for up to 35 weeks of benefits.
Low-income families may also be eligible to receive the Employment Insurance
Family Supplement from EI.
If you are self-employed, you can only access these benefits if you have paid
into EI. There are eligibility requirements for the self-employed. For more info
check out: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/ei/sew/index.shtml
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The application for EI is online:
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/application/employmentinsurance.shtml
For more information contact Service Canada:
CALL 1 800-206-7218, dial 0 to speak to someone. TTY: 1-800-529-3742
Available Monday to Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm.
http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/types/maternity_parental.shtml#how
Take Note! If you apply online, it can take up to 60 minutes to complete the application! Make
sure you have all of the information that you need before you start.
Need assistance filling out the forms?
Contact the Community Connections Social Justice Advocate at 250-837-2920
ext. 38
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