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Employment and Social Development Canada
ESDC programs and policy development
Employment Insurance (EI)
Benefits and Programs
Publications and reports: Employment Insurance (EI)
Employment Insurance sickness benefits
Table of contents
What are Employment Insurance sickness benefits?
Are you eligible for EI sickness benefits?
You have paid EI premiums
You meet the specific criteria for receiving EI sickness benefits
Your normal weekly earnings are reduced by more than 40%
You have accumulated at least 600 hours of insurable employment during the qualifying period
Applying for EI sickness benefits
Do I need to apply to receive sickness benefits?
When should I apply?
How do I apply?
What information do I need to apply?
Receiving your EI sickness benefits
When will I know if I am eligible to receive EI sickness benefits?
What is the two-week waiting period?
If I am eligible to receive EI benefits, how much can I expect to receive?
Is the benefit rate higher for low-income family members?
Do I pay income tax on EI benefits?
How long will I receive EI sickness benefits?
Does receiving my EI benefit statement mean my application is approved?
Do I have to submit EI reports to receive sickness benefits?
How do I submit my EI reports?
What information do I provide on my EI report?
How will I receive my benefits?
When do my EI benefits stop?
What will happen if I work or receive other payments during my benefit period?
Can I receive sickness benefits and other types of EI special benefits in the same benefit period?
Am I allowed to leave Canada while receiving EI sickness benefits?
Can I receive other types of benefits?
Where can I get more information about my EI claim?
Protecting Employment Insurance—with your help
What is a mistake?
Absence from Canada
Misrepresentation
Consequences of misrepresentation: Interest and penalties
Rights and responsibilities
What are my rights?
Your right to a reconsideration
Can my employer contest a decision?
What are Service Canada's responsibilities?
What are my responsibilities?
Contacts and other useful information
EI Telephone Information Service
My Service Canada Account
How can I register for My Service Canada Account?
For more information
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2016-02-04
