... and dad have separate weeks, and then there's a shared week pool. Also, it would be good to know if we need to do anything beforehand to get the parental leave benefits.
Aug 10th, 2021 11:06 pm
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Mar 30th, 2021 2:58 pm
Hi My wife will be going on leave for 12 months once our baby is born. I am a bit confused on how her works extended benefits will still work. I know that she can continue to receive them but I am unclear what would happen if she decided not to return back to work. Will we have to pay back the entir...
Mar 20th, 2021 2:34 pm
For the dads and moms out here, I am expecting a newborn in two weeks, my wife just started mat leave and only plans to take two months off (going back to work in April), we had numerous arguments with me wanting her to take more days off but it didn't work out as her ownership to work is just beyon...
Jan 23rd, 2021 12:54 pm
I have the opportunity to take 4 months of parental leave when my wife gives birth next year. This will be our first child. I was thinking of two options: Take 3 months off when wife gives birth (1 month vacation + 2 months parental leave) and ...
Oct 21st, 2020 3:28 pm
Hi I’m trying to get a plan in place for our maternity/parental leaves for when our new baby arrives. My wife plans to take a full year off. I would like to take 12 weeks. My employer will top EI so I end up with 100% of my salary for the first 12 weeks ...
Sep 15th, 2020 9:07 pm
I am trying to understand how EI works if my wife decides to return to work early from parental leave. We are planning to go with the 'standard' option (35+5 wks) to split between us. What happens if my wife applies for the full 35 weeks of parental benefits but then ...
Sep 15th, 2020 5:18 pm
A few questions regarding paternity leave and maternity leave: 1. My wife stopped working last week and the baby is expected on at end of July 2020. She has decided to take her maternity leave early. Should she apply now or wait until the baby is born? 2. If she takes the maternity leave for 15 week...
Jun 27th, 2020 11:19 pm
... 2 hours so I thought I'd ask here while I'm waiting. My son was born April 21, 2019 and my wife took the full maternity leave plus 27 weeks of parental leave (we opted for the 12 month option). My understanding is that left me with 40 (35 + 5 because we're splitting) - 27 = 13 weeks but yesterday ...
Apr 28th, 2020 11:11 am
I have been reading on the government site but there is no mention of this. Is parental leave prorated? Say I've got the parental leave for only13 months out of the 18 months extended. Does that mean I will get paid the prorated amount, somewhere in between the ...
Apr 13th, 2020 4:53 pm
Hi All, hoping to lean on some of your experiences to answer this question. Ontario provincial policy is 2 weeks notice before taking parental leave. However my company handbook indicates that I am required to provide 4 weeks notice. Does anyone have any experience in handling the difference ...
Mar 3rd, 2020 11:44 pm
Hi all, My wife plans to take the full 35 parental leave. I would like to take advantage of the new 5 weeks that the other partner would be eligible for. Our preference would be her 17 weeks mat leave, followed by the 35 weeks, followed by my ...
Jan 12th, 2020 5:10 pm
We are expecting our first child next month, and I'll take paternity and parental leave. I am confused about the process to follow for paternity leave AND parental leave and would appreciate your help. I am employed full time in Montreal, Quebec. I have informed ...
Sep 20th, 2019 2:45 pm
So basically we had a new baby earlier this year (February) My wife is not eligible for parental or maternity leave because she’s self employed and doesn’t pay EI (low income) I’ve been considering taking some leave for myself. How late into our child’s life do I have this option to start? I believe...
Aug 20th, 2019 9:33 am
Has anyone taken parental leave as a dad while the mother went back to work? My wife has taken 17 months of leave after our daughter was born. Plan was that she will go back to work when child is 17 months and I'm taking a month off. ...
Aug 5th, 2019 4:52 pm
I am planning on going on parental leave as my wife is going to give birth to our child. I realize my EI payments will be calculated with 55% of my highest 6 weeks of earnings. But my question is, how far back do they look for my earning ...
Feb 18th, 2019 9:29 pm
Hello experienced parents, I am a, soon to be, new parent and would like advice on EI while on parental leave. Some details: -wife has no top up from work -I have top up from work for parental leave -we are probably deciding to take extended leave (18 months); wife wants ...
Jan 24th, 2019 4:42 pm
... and I have not given the official resignation notice to my Canadian employer yet. I have only informed my current employer of taking a 3 month parental leave after the baby is born. The parental leave period clearly overlaps with the start date of my new job in USA. Before I move to the USA ...
Hi All, wondering if anyone of you recently used the application for the extended parental leave. We just applied for our wife and chose the extended option - On the Claim page it shows return to work date in December 2019 which seems okay however, we just received ...
Jul 17th, 2018 6:17 am
We are expecting our first in June. We are both full time employees for the past 3 years. As the father, I plan to take parental leave for the first 6 weeks after child is born to take advantage of my employer top-up benefits, which requires I'm receiving Employment Insurance (EI). ...
Feb 26th, 2018 1:53 pm