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Who can apply for EI benefits?

You can apply for EI benefits if you have paid into the EI account and you are unemployed.

• You can receive regular benefits if you lost your job through no fault of your own, for example, due to shortage of work, seasonal or mass lay-offs. To find out about the requirements for regular benefits...
  
• You can also receive maternity, parental and/or sickness benefits if pregnant, caring for a newborn or adopted child or sick. To find out about the requirements for maternity, parental and sickness benefits...
  
• You can receive fishing benefits if you are a person engaged in fishing.To find out about the requirements for fishing benefits...
  
• You can receive compassionate care benefits if you have to be away from work temporarily to provide care or support to a family member who is gravely ill with a significant risk of death. To find out about the requirements for compassionate care benefits...[/url]
  

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