Employment Insurance (EI) sick benefits
To be eligible:
- you must pay EI premiums
- you must meet the medical criteria for being sick (medical certificate required)
- your normal weekly earnings have been reduced by more than 40%; and
- you have accumulated at least 600 hours of insurable employment during the qualifying period
For more information and to apply: https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-sickness/qualify.html