Maternity benefits/ EI for business owner

[Sehriii.o]

Hi guys. Could you please tell me if anyone was able to recieve maternity benefits being a business owner or self employed?

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hi guys. Could you please tell me if anyone was able to recieve maternity benefits being a business owner or self employed?

There is a special opt in program for EI special benefits for self employed individuals, business owners but you have to register PRIOR to getting pregnant, you cannot register and receive benefits after the fact. You have to pay into the system for 12 months before receiving any benefits. As well, once you register and start paying into the program, you CANNOT opt out, you are obligated to pay premiums for the entire time of your self employed/business owner period. This is too prevent abuse of the system. You only receive benefits by paying premiums into the system, if you have not paid, then it would not make sense to get any payments, it is like insurance
In a nut shell you would have had to PLAN any pregnancy ahead of time to receive any maternity benefits, if you are already pregnant, then as above, no


https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/ei-self-employed-workers.html