Difference between revisions of "Income Security (Legal Information for Indigenous People)"

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==Employment Insurance==
==Employment Insurance==
The EI Application is online and takes about 40 minutes. As a general rule, apply within 4 weeks of stopping work https://www.canada.ca/en/ services/benefits/ei/ei-regular-benefit/apply.html
===Eligibility Considerations Include===
===Eligibility Considerations Include===



Revision as of 19:37, 1 February 2023

Employment Insurance[edit]

The EI Application is online and takes about 40 minutes. As a general rule, apply within 4 weeks of stopping work https://www.canada.ca/en/ services/benefits/ei/ei-regular-benefit/apply.html

Eligibility Considerations Include[edit]

Regular Benefits[edit]

  • Eligible if you lise work through no fault of your own (shortage of work, laid off, etc.) and
  • You have the required amount of hours in the last 52 weeks (a minimum of 420 hours) but changes back to pre-Covid rules September 24, 2022

Sickness Benefits[edit]

  • Eligible if unable to work for medical reasons
  • Have enough hours
  • Medical note

Maternity[edit]

  • Eligible when pregnant or caring for newborn
  • Have enough hours

Caregiver Benefits[edit]

  • Providing care for critically ill or injured family member
  • Have enough hours
  • Medical note

Parental Benefits[edit]

  • Eligible when parents are away from work to care for their newborn or newly adopted child
  • Have enough hours

Fishing EI[edit]

  • Have made the required earnings $2500 from fishing
  • Apply within four weeks from end of fishing

Compassionate Care Benefits[edit]

  • Providing care for family member in need of end-of- life care
  • Have enough hours
  • Medical note

Disability Benefits[edit]

Persons with Disabilities[edit]

Employment Standards[edit]

Debt[edit]