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== D. Compassionate Care Benefits == | == D. Compassionate Care Benefits == | ||
Compassionate Care Benefits may be paid up to a maximum of 26 weeks to a major attachment claimant who has to be absent from work to provide care or support to a gravely ill family member or a person who considers the claimant to be like a family member and is at risk of dying within 26 weeks. The benefit period within which these benefits may be paid will be 52 weeks. Unemployed persons on EI can also apply for this type of benefit. | |||
To be eligible for Compassionate Care Benefits a claimant must apply and show that: | To be eligible for Compassionate Care Benefits a claimant must apply and show that: | ||
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'''NOTE:''' Please refer to the HRSDC web site for a comprehensive list of persons included under the term “family member”: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/types/compassionate_care.shtml#Definition | '''NOTE:''' Please refer to the HRSDC web site for a comprehensive list of persons included under the term “family member”: http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eng/ei/types/compassionate_care.shtml#Definition | ||
To establish a claim for compassionate care benefits in order to care for a gravely ill person who considers you to be like a family member, a signed “Compassionate Care Benefits Attestation” form must be obtained from the gravely ill person or their representative. A claimant will need to provide a medical certificate that indicates that the family member or friend is gravely ill with a significant risk of death within 26 weeks. The benefits will be given regardless of where the family member lives but a claimant will need to meet the same conditions that would apply if that ill person was in Canada. | To establish a claim for compassionate care benefits in order to care for a gravely ill person who considers you to be like a family member, a signed “Compassionate Care Benefits Attestation” form must be obtained from the gravely ill person or their representative. | ||
A claimant will need to provide a medical certificate that indicates that the family member or friend is gravely ill with a significant risk of death within 26 weeks. The benefits will be given regardless of where the family member lives but a claimant will need to meet the same conditions that would apply if that ill person was in Canada. | |||
== E. Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children == | == E. Benefits for Parents of Critically Ill Children == |