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A claimant for pregnancy benefits must: | A claimant for pregnancy benefits must: | ||
:'''NOTE:''' | # be a major attachment claimant; | ||
# prove her pregnancy. This entails furnishing a certificate completed by a physician that sets out the expected date of birth, or providing such other evidence as the Commission may require; and | |||
# have an interruption of earnings. | |||
:'''NOTE:''' Pursuant to s 40 (5) of the ''EI Regulations'', a claimant who terminates her pregnancy within the first 19 weeks is entitled to collect sickness benefits. | |||
=== 2. Benefit Period and Duration === | === 2. Benefit Period and Duration === | ||
Benefits can only be paid for a maximum of 15 consecutive weeks during the period that starts no more than | Benefits can only be paid for a maximum of 15 consecutive weeks during the period that starts no more than 12 weeks before the week when the claimant’s due date is expected or before the week when the birth actually occurs, whichever is earliest (EI Act, s 22(2)). | ||
The maximum period in which benefits may be collected ends 17 weeks after birth or due date, whichever is later. If the child born from the pregnancy is hospitalized, the benefit period may be extended by one week for each week or part of a week that the child is hospitalized (''EI Act'', s 22(6)). However, a person's actual benefits may end earlier if the maximum 15 weeks of benefits has been collected. As with claims for regular benefits, there is a one-week waiting period after the claim is made before benefits become payable. | |||
=== 3. Pregnancy Benefit Rate === | === 3. Pregnancy Benefit Rate === | ||
