Our government is committed to ensuring that the Employment Insurance program remains responsive to labour conditions while supporting recipients when they most need help.
With this in mind, our Conservative government is enhancing the Employment Insurance program regarding compassionate care benefits in order to provide additional financial security to Canadian workers and their families in times of need.
These enhancements will increase the number of weeks of eligibility for Compassionate Care Benefits from six to 26 weeks.
This will help individuals who wish to leave work to care for a family member with a serious medical condition or a significant risk of death within 26 weeks.
We understand the need for families to care for their loved ones during difficult periods.
By extending the duration of Compassionate Care Benefits, we provide a measure of financial confidence for those who must miss work in order to provide compassionate care.
This enhancement will help employers, as well, in so much as they can be confident that their employee will take care of their loved one and return to their job when they are ready.
Our government believes that no one in this situation should have to choose between caring for a loved one and paying the bills.
During a family emergency, personal circumstances can become overwhelming and unmanageable.
By providing a reliable income for those with an ill family member, we can help ease one of their chief concerns.
