From the information you provided , you may be eligible for the benefits. However the only way you would know for sure is to submit a claim for those benefits as soon as you stop working. When you apply for benefits, the system will look for any ROE's that were issued for you,in the preceding 52 week window from there it will auto calculate whether you are eligible for those special benefits,bare in mind, Maternity/Parental benefits fall under special benefits. If you have been classified as self employed, then you would have had to apply for this benefit PRIOR to getting pregnant.If the system is unable to auto calculate , it will be sent for manual adjudication, in other words a human being will go over the application. On the application it will check to see how many insurable hours your employer has indicated you have worked, plus what your earnings were in those weeks. From those earnings is how much your benefit will be calculated from It will not only go over that particular ROE, but it will look for any other ROE's that might have been issued for you in the preceding qualifying period. You would advise Service Canada when your due date is, if the date of the childs birth changes from that date, then you would want to advise then regarding that. Maternity leave is 15 weeks, Parental Benefits are 35, but you can elect for a longer period, but at a reduced benefit level. You can do a rough calculation on your own and see how many hours in the prior 52 week window you have worked. Have you been on EI in the preceding period? What is estimated due date? When you get your ROE's issued, your employer typically will issue it electronically where it is sent directly to Service Canada. On the rare occasion they will issue a paper ROE. You will take a copy of the paper ROE and take it to a Service Canada Centre so it can be sent to the processing centre. Best to ask your employer have the ROE's been issued electronically, or if by paper, request your copy. When you make a claim, the system will start automatically searching for those ROE's, it uses that information for any possible benefits paid out. In a nutshell those ROE's are the main driver of your application. No ROE issued, or issued incorrectly could possibly delay any benefits being paid out. Once you submit your claim you will receive a notice from Service Canada, this does not mean it has been approved, just a confirmation that it has been received. Hope that helps
