Employment Insurance Act (S.C. 1996, c. 23)

Marginal note:Pregnancy

• 152.04 (1) Subject to this Part, benefits are payable to a self-employed person who proves her pregnancy.

• Marginal note:Weeks for which benefits may be paid

  (2) Subject to section 152.14, benefits are payable to a self-employed person under this section for each week of unemployment in the period

  • (a) that begins the earlier of

    • (i) 12 weeks before the week in which her confinement is expected, and

    • (ii) the week in which her confinement occurs; and

  • (b) that ends 17 weeks after the later of

    • (i) the week in which her confinement is expected, and

    • (ii) the week in which her confinement occurs.

• Marginal note:Limitation

  (3) When benefits are payable to a self-employed person for unemployment caused by pregnancy and any allowances, money or other benefits are payable to the person for that pregnancy under a provincial law, the benefits payable to the self-employed person under this Part shall be reduced or eliminated as prescribed.

• Marginal note:Presumption

  (3.1) With regard to serving the waiting period under section 152.15, the week that immediately precedes the period described in subsection (2) is deemed to be a week that is included in that period.

• Marginal note:Deductions

  (4) Subject to subsection 152.18(3), if benefits are payable under this section to a self-employed person for a week of unemployment, there shall be deducted from those benefits any allowances, money or other benefits payable to the person for that week under a plan that covers insured persons employed by an employer and in respect of which the employer’s premium has been reduced in accordance with regulations made under subsection 69(1).

• Marginal note:Extension of period

  (5) If a child who is born of the self-employed person’s pregnancy is hospitalized, the period for which benefits are payable under subsection (2) shall be extended by the number of weeks during which the child is hospitalized.

• Marginal note:Limitation

  (6) The extended period shall end no later than 52 weeks after the week of confinement.