Comments on: Maternity Leave In Ontario: A Comprehensive Overview

By: Barry Choi

Barry Choi — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:52:13 +0000

In reply to Kristen. Hi Kristen, This is more of a management / union question. Her getting top up should be based on her work agreement with the company, not what EI is paying her.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 15:22:10 +0000

We have a part time employee that is now on maternity leave. Under her collective agreement she is entitled to her best 19 weeks (ontario) for a top up. She has started with the company since April 2023. This calculation is now showing as her earning more than what she worked overall by a substantial amount due to her first 6 weeks employed (approx 33-45 hours/week) vs the remainder of the year (22.5 / week or less). It inflates her hours per week by about 10 hours on average where based on the average overall she was around 18 hours /week now she shows as 28 hours / week. She has qualified for the maximum EI benefit. Is she entitled to a top up that shows her earning more than what she would have regularly worked while employed?

By: Barry Choi

Barry Choi — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 12:00:34 +0000

In reply to Monia.

Monia,

Sorry, I misunderstood your last comment. I thought you were already on E.I.

Your partner being self-employed and not contributing to E.I. has no affect on your EI potential. As long as you’ve put in the eligible hours, you’d be able to claim EI. That said, your partner would not be entitled to any benefits as they have not be contributing to EI.

By: Monia

Monia — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 02:29:08 +0000

In reply to Barry Choi. Please elaborate what does EI hours cut mean. My partner is self employed and is not much eager to register for EI benefit program. I just want to ensure in case he does not registers for EI, I shall still be eligible for my maternity and extended parental benefit i.e 15 + 61 weeks.

By: Barry Choi

Barry Choi — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 01:17:55 +0000

In reply to Monia. Monia, If the birthgiving parent is already on EI and wanted to claim maternity/extended parental, their EI hours may be cut. It would make more sense for the other parent to take the remaining weeks.

By: Monia

Monia — Sat, 30 Dec 2023 01:05:22 +0000

Is the birthgiving parent eligible for maternity and extended parental leave if she is registered for EI but the other partner is not registered.

By: Barry Choi

Barry Choi — Sun, 22 Oct 2023 09:14:00 +0000

In reply to Justin. Hey Justin, I don't know the answer to that one.

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 20 Oct 2023 17:18:01 +0000

Hi Barry,
My wife works 2 separate part time jobs to make full time hours. How would her top 14 weeks add out.
Does it only take the highest 14 between the ROEs two? Effectively cutting her wage in half,
or,
Does it combine the top 14 from each ROE together to equal what she is actually making weekly?
or,
Is it possible to open to separate claims, one for each employer?

By: Guri

Guri — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 11:37:51 +0000

In reply to Barry Choi. Really appreciate that you replied bcz mostly people dont respond Thank you very much

By: Barry Choi

Barry Choi — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:10:26 +0000

In reply to Jane.

Hey Jane,

The benefit applies to foreign workers. You just need to provide the right info when applying.

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/ei/ei-list/reports/maternity-parental.html

What information do I need to apply
To complete the online EI application, you will need the following personal information:

your social insurance number (SIN)
if your SIN begins with a 9, you will need to provide proof of your immigration status and work permit