Mat leave status still "under review" after 3.5 weeks

They are experiencing a high volume of EI applications and most of which are converted to CERB especially if they apply after March 15 due to a loss of a job.
Normal processing time is 28 business days. Not sure about now as the staff are overworked and doing their best. I would try to call EI if you have some financial circumstances. I read an article that the Atlantic EI call centres are open earlier so you can try calling into the EI line at 730am rather than 830am when the lines are supposedly open.

I wouldn't apply for CERB if you already applied for Parental. It's not the issue of being overpaid, it might affect your parental benefits altogether.

crayola1 wrote: ↑ They are experiencing a high volume of EI applications and most of which are converted to CERB especially if they apply after March 15 due to a loss of a job.
Normal processing time is 28 business days. Not sure about now as the staff are overworked and doing their best. I would try to call EI if you have some financial circumstances. I read an article that the Atlantic EI call centres are open earlier so you can try calling into the EI line at 730am rather than 830am when the lines are supposedly open.

I wouldn't apply for CERB if you already applied for Parental. It's not the issue of being overpaid, it might affect your parental benefits altogether.

Thank you, i'll give this a shot!

My wife wrote to the MPP office, as her EI application took a long time. The local office helped her out quite a bit. Good luck!

samm wrote: ↑ My wife wrote to the MPP office, as her EI application took a long time. The local office helped her out quite a bit. Good luck!

Did she write in mail or by email?

apnayloags wrote: ↑ Did she write in mail or by email?

She first called, but the message on the phone was to email instead. They had her fill in a form (consent?) before looking into it.

drunag wrote: ↑ Hi All,
I went on parental leave on April 6, but didn't apply until April 20th. As of today, the status still shows under review. Online help page says to call them if you started Parental leave after March 15 but I've been having a really hard time to get a hold of someone to find out what is happening.
Should I apply for the CERB leave and get it adjusted later? Not sure what options I have at the moment other than waiting.
Any help is appreciated!

Thank you

My wife is in the same boat as you. She applied on the 30th of April and the application is still "under review". She will hit her 28 day mark on Wednesday. A friend of ours applied on March 23 and received her first payment on April 8. So not quite sure what is happening here. I guess they are overwhelmed and we just need to be a little patient.