Information on Supplements to EI maternity, parental and compassionate care benefits is available by contacting your local Service Canada Centre.

Are you planning on having a child while living outside of Canada? Here is some information that may be helpful to you.

Under Canada’s Employment Insurance Act, eligible claimants are entitled to Maternity, Parental and Sickness benefits. Changes to this act took effect on December 31, 2000.

Newborn Care: Included as part of Maternity benefits for a maximum of 60 days ... Benefits within the US and Canada are not available to applicants electing Option 2 as their ...

... within the last 3 years or maternity/paternity benefits ... The Government of Canada has contributed ...

The careful design of government maternity benefits is critical because the majority of ... Our analysis of Statistics Canada surveys demonstrates that, far from helping the ...

In Canada, these benefits include: Life, Accident and Business Travel Insurance; Extended Medical, Dental and Optical Coverage; Income Replacement

... are conditional on provinces and territories meeting federal program requirements as set out in the Canada Health Act. Qualifying Conditions. Cash sickness and maternity benefits: The ...

... that she has applied for and is eligible to receive Employment Insurance Benefits, shall be paid a maternity leave allowance in accordance with a plan registered with the Canada ...

Insurance Program (HRDC), Maternity, Parental and Sickness Benefits (2000/05/29), http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/insur/claimant/201017.shtml resume 10 No Canada Pension Plan and ...

Attorney General of Canada 2007 FCA 265. At issue is whether the provisions of the Employment Insurance Act, which grant certain maternity benefits only to biological mothers ...

... leave, approval of your maternity leave does not automatically make you eligible for the maternity allowance. You must first confirm eligibility for EI benefits with Service Canada ...

WHEREAS the federal government has not yet extended maternity and parental benefits to those who are self-employed; WHEREAS the Prime Minister of Canada has created a Task Force on ...

Maternity Leave in the United States. A 2006 benefits survey of companies that are members of the Society ... Maternity Leave in Canada. Female employees are entitled to a standard 17 ...