EI sickness benefits
Assurance-emploi - prestations de maladie
Paid by Employment and Social Development Canada (Service Canada) · 🇨🇦 Canada
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on off work sick or injured — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
2 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
EI sickness benefits provide up to 26 weeks of financial assistance if you can't work for medical reasons; you could receive 55% of your earnings up to a maximum of $729 a week.
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-sickness.html
Extracted from the official source, not yet re-read by a human.
Verified on 12 August 2026
Source: www.canada.ca
Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
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