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

To qualify for sickness benefits, the claimant must be able to prove that they are unable to work due to illness, injury, or quarantine. This normally requires that the claimant obtain a medical certificate completed by a doctor or medical practitioner stating the expected duration of incapacity (EI Regulations, s 40(1)).  The claimant must also show that they would have been available to work if they had not fallen ill, gotten injured or placed in quarantine.  The illness, injury, or quarantine must be that of the claimant personally. If you qualify for this benefit you may qualify for up to 15 weeks of sickness benefits. It is expected that the maximum will increase to 26 weeks sometime in the near future. Please see the CRA website to see if that change is in effect at the time you are reading this.