Over the years, numerous organizations have called upon the federal government to provide Employment Insurance maternity and parental benefits to self-employed Canadians, including:. Canadian Labour Congress (March 2008) ...
One of the topics Angela, Yulanda, Nadya and I spoke about earlier today is the fact that self-employed entrepreneurs do not pay into Employment Insurance, but neither are they eligible for benefits, including maternity and parental ...
“To help provide security for all those who are self-employed - and particularly women - a re-elected Conservative Government will permit self-employed Canadians to access maternity and parental Employment Insurance benefits.” ...
http://canadianlabour.ca/en/employment-insurance-and-election-what-will-happen-if-there-a-recession. EI is a critically important program for Canadian workers, especially in tough times like we face today. Laid-off workers obviously ...
Canadian parents are eligible for maternity and parental benefits, administered through the federal government’s employment insurance system. In practice most people refer to both as ‘maternity leave’, particularly when only the birth ...
Having insurance employment makes you continue to enjoy the benefits of income. Employment insurance can aid you on receiving maternity, sickness compassionate care services, provide support for a member of the family who is ill, ...
Currently self-employed Canadians do not pay into the Employment Insurance program and are not eligible for benefits, including maternity and parental benefits... The system will be voluntary. Self-employed Canadians will be able to opt ...
But I keep forgetting that this blog is also meant to be a source of info for other folks so here are some useful links about EI (Maternity and Parental leave) Benefits:. Service Canada - Employment Insurance Maternity and Parental ...
stephen harper's idea about making self-employed parents eligible for maternity and parental leave through the employment insurance program is an idea that certainly has merit. it's something self-employed parents have been wanting for ...
Prime Minister Stephen Harper promised on Thursday to give self-employed Canadians the opportunity to access employment, maternity and parental benefits through the Employment Insurance program. “Self-employed Canadians -- and those who ...