Difference between revisions of "Types of Employment Insurance Benefits (8:IV)"

This category includes sickness, compassionate care, pregnancy, parental benefits, and benefits for parents caring for a critically ill child (s 12(3)).  More than one type of special benefit can be claimed within one benefit period. Similarly, special and regular benefits claims can be combined. However, s 12(6) sets out the maximum for such a combination.  If a claimant has not collected any regular benefits and is just combining different special benefits to which they are entitled, the maximum number of weeks the claimant can collect is the combined maximum for each of the special benefits they are collecting.  To ensure they have time to collect all these combined weeks, their benefit period will also be extended to the combined maximum number of weeks of special benefits they can collect.  

If the claimant has collected regular benefits but is also entitled to collect special benefits during their benefit period, then the claimant can combine weeks of benefits, but the maximum number of combined weeks cannot be higher than 50.

NOTE:''' The 2017 Budget Plan announced on March 22, 2017 proposes the creation of a new category to support caregivers. EI caregiver benefits is expected to provide claimants 15-weeks of benefits and cover a broader range of scenarios where individuals are providing care to adult family members.