EI for Parental leave

[KayJme]

hi,

I am a permanent card holder here in Edmonton, Alberta. My wife is giving birth this September who is out of the country right now. I'm still working and will pass my leave application from my work in late August.

I was wondering if I could qualify for EI if my wife is NOT a Permanent/Citizen here in canada because one of the requirements for me to qualified for EI is,

When you apply for EI parental benefits, you must provide:

1. the date of birth of your newborn or, in the case of an adoption, the date on which your child was placed with you (you must also provide the full name and address of the agency handling the adoption); and
2. SIN of the other parent, if you plan to share the benefits.


For sure she does not have SIN. Please advise.



Thank you,

Jeremie

 

[CDNPR2014]

hi,

I am a permanent card holder here in Edmonton, Alberta. My wife is giving birth this September who is out of the country right now. I'm still working and will pass my leave application from my work in late August.

I was wondering if I could qualify for EI if my wife is NOT a Permanent/Citizen here in canada because one of the requirements for me to qualified for EI is,

When you apply for EI parental benefits, you must provide:

1. the date of birth of your newborn or, in the case of an adoption, the date on which your child was placed with you (you must also provide the full name and address of the agency handling the adoption); and
2. SIN of the other parent, if you plan to share the benefits.


For sure she does not have SIN. Please advise.



Thank you,

Jeremie

hi,
please see the highlighted text. since she does not have a SIN# nor is eligible for EI because she's never paid into it, you can't split EI with her, so sending in the other parent's SIN# doesn't apply to you.

YOU can certainly qualify for EI if you meet the requirements. If you've been paying into EI and have worked full time for 760 hours (i think that's the federal requirement), then you qualify for the federal coverage. you will have to check Alberta's rules for parental leave to extend your leave beyond the federal leave. your wife wont qualify, so your EI will only be based on your EI eligibility status.

Does that make sense?