Ei Sickness Benefits

• In husband’s memory, N.S. woman calls for better sick-leave job protections

  Currently, Nova Scotians only get three unpaid sick days a year, after that, their employer can let them go. A Liberal bill would see those job protections extended to 26 weeks.

  Health

  Apr 6, 2023
  
• EI sickness benefits to be extended to 26 weeks as feds tease long-promised reform

  The maximum length of unpaid medical leave available to federally regulated private-sector workers is also being extended to 27 weeks from 17.

  Canada

  Nov 25, 2022
  
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• Canadians with long COVID: Sick and, increasingly, worried they’ll go broke

  Many of Canada's COVID long-haulers say they're falling through the cracks of both private workplace insurance benefits and government income supports.

  Money

  Jul 10, 2021
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• No job and no more EI — but she can’t access the new COVID-19 benefit

  An estimated 700,000 Canadians who were out of a job before COVIF-19 struck do not qualify for CERB, one analysis shows.

  Money

  Apr 7, 2020
• Coronavirus: Many not eligible for EI sickness benefits, experts say

  Additional measures could be announced, federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough said in Question Period on Thursday.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2020
• EI sickness benefits: Half of people need more than the 15 weeks offered, survey says

  Advocates say the figures support a years-long push to expand the program and provide more weeks of payments.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2019