What are compassionate care benefits?

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One of the most difficult times for anyone is when a loved one is dying or at risk of death. The demands of caring for a gravely ill family member can jeopardize both your job and the financial security of your family. The Government of Canada believes that, during such times, you should not have to choose between keeping your job and caring for your family.

Compassionate care benefits are Employment Insurance (EI) benefits paid to people who have to be away from work temporarily to provide care or support to a family member who is gravely ill and who has a significant risk of death within 26 weeks (six months). A maximum of six weeks of compassionate care benefits may be paid to eligible people.
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This publication is designed to answer questions you may have about compassionate care benefits, including who is eligible and how to apply for these benefits.
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Service Canada administers the Employment Insurance program. For information about all EI benefits, visit the Service Canada website.
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What is "care or support"?

% }& c; d* @7 q& t8 }Care or support of a family member means:
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6 K$ @3 r+ t) f  z) z9 |    providing psychological or emotional support; or
( J- L  i, Q/ W! V+ t  e) N    arranging for care by a third party; or
" U7 f; ]& S. y$ ?' |6 d$ Z    directly providing or participating in the care.

- {( g- W7 ?4 n; q7 AWho can apply?
$ {+ h& ]- H4 s% F4 G. @; i* ]. r2 sAm I eligible?

You can receive compassionate care benefits for up to a maximum of six weeks if you have to be absent from work to provide care or support to a gravely ill family member at risk of dying within 26 weeks. If you are unemployed and already receiving EI benefits, you can also apply for compassionate care benefits.

To be eligible for compassionate care benefits, you must be able to show that:
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4 j8 J# k  z/ H' Q" X. m# e2 d    your regular weekly earnings from work have decreased by more than 40 percent; and
& V( v/ P/ f; Z- W; i! N    you have accumulated 600 insured hours of work in the last 52 weeks, or since the start of your last claim (this period is called the qualifying period).
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