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Types of Employment Insurance Benefits (8:IV) (view source)
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Parental benefits must be claimed during the period between the week the child arrives home and the 52 weeks following this date. In contrast to pregnancy benefits, parental benefits do not need to be claimed for consecutive weeks. Indeed, a new parent may find it desirable to “save” some weeks of parental benefits for the later months of the claim, in case the baby (or the parent) develops health problems. Bill C-32 repealed s 23(3), and allows parents to claim an earnings exemption. | Parental benefits must be claimed during the period between the week the child arrives home and the 52 weeks following this date. In contrast to pregnancy benefits, parental benefits do not need to be claimed for consecutive weeks. Indeed, a new parent may find it desirable to “save” some weeks of parental benefits for the later months of the claim, in case the baby (or the parent) develops health problems. Bill C-32 repealed s 23(3), and allows parents to claim an earnings exemption. | ||
=== 1. Availability of Regular Benefits on Termination of Maternity or Parental Benefits === | |||
A maternity/parental pregnancy claimant may be entitled to regular benefits when her maternity benefits terminate, but she must be “capable of and available for work and unable to find suitable employment” in the same way as any other regular claimant. For example, she must prove that she has set up childcare arrangements so that she will be able to work immediately if a job is offered to her. | |||
The claimant would also need to show that she is unable to return to her previous job because of a lack of positions, or that her previous job was unsuitable for her in her current conditions (i.e., a nursing mother being exposed to toxic fumes or other similar health hazards). | |||
== H. Provisions for Low Income Families == | == H. Provisions for Low Income Families == | ||
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== I. Training Benefits == | == I. Training Benefits == | ||
The EI budget includes discretionary funding for retraining | The EI budget includes discretionary funding for retraining. Eligibility for these benefits is determined by the criteria in s 58(1) of the ''EIA'', and includes anyone whose benefit period ended within the last three years. The Commission has discretion to approve funding for benefits during training, and decisions on this matter cannot be appealed (''EI Act'', s 25(2)). | ||