In most provinces and territories the first two weeks of ei maternity and parental leave are a waiting period.
Ei mat leave login.
If your child was born or placed with you for the purpose of adoption on or after march 17 2019 and you share employment insurance parental benefits with another parent you may be eligible for.
A 1 week non payable waiting period plus 15 weeks of maternity.
With an 18 month schedule you get 33 percent distributed over 18 months instead of 55 percent distributed over 12 months.
You won t get any money from benefits during this period.
I did not receive any ei benefits in 2019.
In 2017 the canadian government announced plans to offer an 18 month option instead of the traditional 12 month mat leave and the first round of parents to take this lengthened leave will be back to work in may 2019.
17 weeks of maternity leave.
The following changes will be in effect for 1 year and could apply to you.
5 extra weeks of standard parental benefits or.
There s no waiting period for benefits in quebec and you ll get your benefits right away.
Comparison between maternity and parental leave available under part iii of the canada labour code code and maternity and parental benefits under the employment insurance act ei scenario part iii code leave ei benefits.
You only need 120 insured hours to qualify for benefits because you ll get a one time credit.
Ei benefits are taxable income in the taxation year in which they are paid.
You mistake was applying for ei using the last day of work before vacation used up.
It doesn t matter when they are paid.
I thought there would be issues with phoenix delaying sending the roe but everything was sorted out surprisingly fast and i have already received 2 ei payments.
Even if vacation was paid out once a year as some companies still do and it was 3 4 9 months into mat leave ei would reduce your benefits for that period.
Only maternity leave taken.
As of september 27 2020 there are some temporary changes to the ei program to help you access ei maternity and parental benefits.
For example if your ei benefits for the period from december 22 to december 28 2018 were paid in january 2019 these benefits are income for tax year 2019 and therefore will be included in your t4e for the 2019 tax year.