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=== 1. Entitlement ===
=== 1. Entitlement ===


To qualify for sickness benefits, the claimant must be able to prove that they are unable to work due to illness, injury, or quarantine. This normally requires that the claimant obtain a medical certificate completed by a doctor or medical practitioner stating the expected duration of incapacity (''EI Regulations'', s 40(1)).  The claimant must also show that they would have been available to work if they had not fallen ill, gotten injured or placed in quarantine.  The illness, injury, or quarantine must be that of the claimant personally.
To qualify for sickness benefits, the claimant must be able to prove that they are unable to work due to illness, injury, or quarantine. This normally requires that the claimant obtain a medical certificate completed by a doctor or medical practitioner stating the expected duration of incapacity (EI Regulations, s 40(1)).  The claimant must also show that they would have been available to work if they had not fallen ill, gotten injured or placed in quarantine.  The illness, injury, or quarantine must be that of the claimant personally. If you qualify for this benefit you may qualify for up to 15 weeks of sickness benefits. It is expected that the maximum will increase to 26 weeks sometime in the near future. Please see the CRA website to see if that change is in effect at the time you are reading this.
 
Due to Covid-19, a medical certificate is not necessary to qualify for sickness benefits. (As of the time of writing, these changes are in effect until September 25, 2021. Please check the CRA website for potential extensions or changes).
 
==== a) Major Attachment Claimant ====
 
A major attachment claimant who is incapable of work due to a prescribed illness, injury, or quarantine may qualify for up to a maximum of 15 weeks of sickness benefits (''EI Act'', s 12(3)).
 
==== b) Minor Attachment Claimant ====
 
A minor attachment claimant may qualify for up to 15 weeks of sickness benefits if the injury, illness, or quarantine was not the reason for the claimant’s interruption of earnings, but is the reason that they cannot return to work. For example, if a claimant is laid-off due to shortage of work and begins collecting regular EI benefits, the claimant may be entitled to sickness benefits if they later fall ill, even if they qualified for regular benefits with less than 600 hours.
 
In some cases, a claimant who loses previous employment – due to injury for example – may not immediately qualify for regular benefits if they are capable of performing other jobs and is actively seeking such employment.


=== 2. Prescribed Illness, Injury or Quarantine ===
=== 2. Prescribed Illness, Injury or Quarantine ===
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