Open to all

Open to all

Must meet all of the following conditions:

-Live with the child, and the child must be under 18 years of age
-Be primarily responsible for the care and upbringing of the child
-Be a resident of Canada for tax purposes

You or your spouse or common-law partner must be:
-A Canadian citizen
-A permanent resident
-A protected person
-A temporary resident who has lived in Canada for the previous 18 months, and who has a valid permit in the 19th month
-An Indian within the meaning of the Indian Act

Open to all

Open to all

Open to all

Individuals are only eligible if the CRA approves Form T2201.

In general, the applicant must meet one of the following criteria:
-Is blind
-Is markedly restricted in at least one of the basic activities of daily living
-Is significantly restricted in two or more or the basic activities of daily living (can include a vision impairment)
-Needs life-sustaining therapy

In addition, the applicant's impairment must meet all of the following:
-Is prolonged, which means the impairment has lasted, or is expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months
-Is present all or substantially all the time (at least 90% of the time)

Further detail and explanation can be found on the website

Individuals may be available if they:
-Were employed in insurable employment
-Lost their job through no fault of their own
-Have been without work and without pay for at least seven consecutive days in the last 52 weeks
-Have worked for the required number of insurable employment hours in the last 52 weeks or since the start of the last EI claim, whichever is shorter
-Are ready, willing and capable of working each day
-Are actively looking for work

Other criteria applies * See website for details

COVID-19 UPDATE: In most cases, if you received CERB you do not need to apply for EI benefits. After receiving your last CERB payment, continue completing reports. Your file will be automatically reviewed and a claim for EI started. If you do not qualify you will be notified by mail.

You WILL need to apply EI after CERB ends if you are self-employed, your SIN number begins with a '9', or you declared that you returned to work full-time on your CERB report.

Individuals may be available if they:
-Were employed in insurable employment
-Lost their job through no fault of their own
-Have been without work and without pay for at least seven consecutive days in the last 52 weeks
-Have worked for the required number of insurable employment hours in the last 52 weeks or since the start of the last EI claim, whichever is shorter
-Are ready, willing and capable of working each day
-Are actively looking for work

Other criteria applies * See website for details

COVID-19 UPDATE: In most cases, if you received CERB you do not need to apply for EI benefits. After receiving your last CERB payment, continue completing reports. Your file will be automatically reviewed and a claim for EI started. If you do not qualify you will be notified by mail.

You WILL need to apply EI after CERB ends if you are self-employed, your SIN number begins with a '9', or you declared that you returned to work full-time on your CERB report.

Individuals may be available if they:
-Were employed in insurable employment
-Lost their job through no fault of their own
-Have been without work and without pay for at least seven consecutive days in the last 52 weeks
-Have worked for the required number of insurable employment hours in the last 52 weeks or since the start of the last EI claim, whichever is shorter
-Are ready, willing and capable of working each day
-Are actively looking for work

Other criteria applies * See website for details

COVID-19 UPDATE: In most cases, if you received CERB you do not need to apply for EI benefits. After receiving your last CERB payment, continue completing reports. Your file will be automatically reviewed and a claim for EI started. If you do not qualify you will be notified by mail.

You WILL need to apply EI after CERB ends if you are self-employed, your SIN number begins with a '9', or you declared that you returned to work full-time on your CERB report.