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To qualify for sickness benefits, the claimant must be able to prove that he or she is unable to work due to illness, injury, or quarantine, which normally requires that the claimant obtain a medical certificate. The illness, injury, or quarantine must be that of the claimant personally, not a child or other family member. | To qualify for sickness benefits, the claimant must be able to prove that he or she is unable to work due to illness, injury, or quarantine, which normally requires that the claimant obtain a medical certificate. The illness, injury, or quarantine must be that of the claimant personally, not a child or other family member. | ||
==== a) Major Attachment Claimant ==== | |||
Up to 15 weeks of sickness benefits are payable to a claimant who is incapable of work due to a prescribed illness, injury, or quarantine (s 12(3)). Major attachment claimants can receive sickness benefits even if the illness is the reason for ceasing work. | Up to 15 weeks of sickness benefits are payable to a claimant who is incapable of work due to a prescribed illness, injury, or quarantine (s 12(3)). Major attachment claimants can receive sickness benefits even if the illness is the reason for ceasing work. | ||
==== b) Minor Attachment Claimant ==== | ==== 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. 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. | 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. 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. | ||
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=== 3. Prescribed Illness, Injury or Quarantine === | === 3. Prescribed Illness, Injury or Quarantine === | ||
Sickness benefits are only available for a “prescribed illness, injury or quarantine that renders a claimant incapable of performing the functions of his or her regular or usual employment or other suitable employment” (EI Regulations, s 40(4)). The onus is on the claimant to prove entitlement. A medical certificate is usually required, and the Commission may also require a claimant to undergo a medical examination at their direction pursuant to s 40(2) of the EI Regulations. In those situations, the Commission must pay travel and other expenses for the examination (EI Regulation, s 40(3)). | Sickness benefits are only available for a “prescribed illness, injury or quarantine that renders a claimant incapable of performing the functions of his or her regular or usual employment or other suitable employment” ('''EI Regulations''', s 40(4)). The onus is on the claimant to prove entitlement. A medical certificate is usually required, and the Commission may also require a claimant to undergo a medical examination at their direction pursuant to s 40(2) of the EI Regulations. In those situations, the Commission must pay travel and other expenses for the examination ('''EI Regulation''', s 40(3)). | ||
:NOTE: For more information on claiming sickness benefits, please refer to the ESDC website: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/ei/ei-list/reports/sickness.html. | |||
== D. Compassionate Care Benefits == | == D. Compassionate Care Benefits == | ||
