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.
Ei mat leave login.
Ei benefits are taxable income in the taxation year in which they are paid.
As of september 27 2020 there are some temporary changes to the ei program to help you access ei maternity and parental benefits.
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.
A 1 week non payable waiting period plus 15 weeks of maternity.
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.
Only maternity leave taken.
You only need 120 insured hours to qualify for benefits because you ll get a one time credit.
Should ve tacked on 2w vacation a nd applied for ei using that date.
You mistake was applying for ei using the last day of work before vacation used up.
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.
8 extra weeks of extended parental benefits.
17 weeks of maternity leave.
It doesn t matter when they are paid.
5 extra weeks of standard parental benefits or.
In most provinces and territories the first two weeks of ei maternity and parental leave are a waiting period.
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.
You won t get any money from benefits during this period.
The following changes will be in effect for 1 year and could apply to you.
I did not receive any ei benefits in 2019.
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.