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

Sickness benefits are only available for a “prescribed illness, injury or quarantine that renders a claimant incapable of performing the functions of their 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.