If you are receiving regular, parental or compassionate care benefits, you can earn 25% of your weekly benefit or 50$, whichever is higher, without changing the amount of EI benefits you will receive for that week. Any monies earned above that amount will be deducted dollar for dollar from your benefits. You must, however, always declare all your earnings. However, effective December 7, 2008, the amount you can earn while working part-time and receiving EI benefits is the greater of $75 or 40% of weekly benefits. To know more...