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There are several types of Employment Insurance benefits: | There are several types of Employment Insurance benefits: | ||
Regular Benefits are for people who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. | |||
Maternity and Parental Benefits are for those who are pregnant, have recently given birth, are adopting a child, or are caring for a newborn. | *Regular Benefits are for people who lose their jobs through no fault of their own. | ||
Sickness Benefits are for people who cannot work because of sickness or injury. | *Maternity and Parental Benefits are for those who are pregnant, have recently given birth, are adopting a child, or are caring for a newborn. | ||
*Sickness Benefits are for people who cannot work because of sickness or injury. | |||
Compassionate Care Benefits are for people who have to provide care or support to a family member who is gravely ill with a significant risk of death. | *Compassionate Care Benefits are for people who have to provide care or support to a family member who is gravely ill with a significant risk of death. | ||
To apply for EI benefits, you need to fill out an application for EI at a Service Canada Centre or online. At the website, look for “Apply for Employment Insurance Benefits” under “Online Services and Forms.” | To apply for EI benefits, you need to fill out an application for EI at a Service Canada Centre or online. At the website, look for “Apply for Employment Insurance Benefits” under “Online Services and Forms.” | ||
Service Canada Centre Vancouver: 1-800-622-6232 www.servicecanada.ca | '''Service Canada Centre''' <br> | ||
Vancouver: 1-800-622-6232 <br> | |||
[http://www.servicecanada.ca www.servicecanada.ca] | |||
Call your local Service Canada Centre to find out if you need to make an appointment. They might ask you for your postal code to find out which office you should go to. | Call your local Service Canada Centre to find out if you need to make an appointment. They might ask you for your postal code to find out which office you should go to. | ||
When you go, you should take: | When you go, you should take: | ||
your social insurance card and proof of your immigration status, | |||
a second piece of identification, with your photo if possible, like your passport or driver’s licence, and | *your social insurance card and proof of your immigration status, | ||
your Record of Employment (ROE), if you have it, from every place you worked in the last 12 months. | *a second piece of identification, with your photo if possible, like your passport or driver’s licence, and | ||
*your Record of Employment (ROE), if you have it, from every place you worked in the last 12 months. | |||
If you do not speak English or French, take someone who can translate for you. | If you do not speak English or French, take someone who can translate for you. | ||
Note: If you want to get regular EI benefits, be sure to apply as soon as you lose your job. Apply even if you do not yet have your Record of Employment (ROE). If you delay applying for benefits for more than four weeks after your last day of work, you may lose benefits. | :Note: If you want to get regular EI benefits, be sure to apply as soon as you lose your job. Apply even if you do not yet have your Record of Employment (ROE). If you delay applying for benefits for more than four weeks after your last day of work, you may lose benefits. | ||
If you lost your job because you quit or got fired, it will be difficult to get EI benefits. Check with your EI office for the number of weeks you need to have worked in your area. Their website is | If you lost your job because you quit or got fired, it will be difficult to get EI benefits. Check with your EI office for the number of weeks you need to have worked in your area. Their website is: | ||
www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/ei/benefits/ | [http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/ei/benefits/regular.shtml www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/sc/ei/benefits/regular.shtml] <br> | ||
==Discrimination in employment== | ==Discrimination in employment== | ||
