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 Parental benefits must be claimed during the period between the week the child arrives home and the 52 weeks following this date. In contrast to pregnancy benefits, parental benefits do not need to be claimed for consecutive weeks. Indeed, a new parent may find it desirable to “save” some weeks of parental  benefits for the later months of the claim, in case the baby (or the parent) develops health problems. Bill C-32 repealed s 23(3), and allows parents to claim an earnings exemption.
-For a case dealing with the constitutional jurisdiction over parental benefits see ''Reference re Employment Insurance Act (Can.) ss 22 and 23'', 2005 SCC 56. It considered whether the federal government has the authority to provide pregnancy and parental benefits as part of its jurisdiction over “unemployment insurance”. The SCC reversed the Quebec Court of Appeals’ ruling, holding that the federal government does have jurisdiction to create such benefits as they are tied to unemployment.
 == H. Provisions for Low Income Families ==