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Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles
Digest of Benefit Entitlement Principles Chapter 22 - Family Caregiver benefits
Table of contents
22.1.0 Authority
22.1.1 Definition
22.2.0 Family caregiver benefits
22.2.1 Claimants who can receive Claimants who can receive Family caregiver benefits
22.2.2 Qualifying and entitlement conditions
22.2.3 Proof of critically ill or injured child or adult
22.2.4 Care or support of critically ill or injured child or adult
22.2.5 The number of weeks for which Family caregiver benefits may be paid
22.2.5.1 Family caregiver benefits for children
22.2.5.2 Family caregiver benefits for adults
22.2.6 Family caregiver window
22.2.7 Start of the family caregiver window
22.2.7.1 Medical Certificate issued before family caregiver benefits were claimed
22.2.7.2 Medical Certificate issued after family caregiver benefits are claimed
22.2.8 End of entitlement
22.2.9 Sharing family caregiver benefits
22.2.10 More than one critically ill care recipient
22.2.11 Access to compassionate care benefits
22.2.12 Antedates
22.2.13 Waiting period
22.2.14 Earnings
22.3.0 Family caregiver benefits as a part of special benefits
22.3.1 Limits to the number of weeks of special benefits payable
22.4.0 Family caregiver benefits with respect to other provisions of the Employment Insurance Act
22.4.1 Fishing claims
22.4.2 While disqualified or disentitled
22.4.3 Labour dispute
22.4.4 Teaching and non-teaching period
22.4.5 Outside Canada
22.4.6 Critically ill family member resides outside Canada
22.4.7 Other out of Canada situations and family caregiver benefits
22.5.0 Attending a course of instruction
22.5.1 Approved course or employment activity under Section 25 of the EI Act
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2021-03-25
