BetterPlace Immigration: What are the governmental benefits in Canada?
When you become a Canadian permanent resident, you are showered with governmental benefits to help you adjust to your new environment and normalize as soon as possible. The government has a list of benefits for the general population and another list for people with disabilities, military veterans, and the old.
The top benefits you could get as a Canadian resident
Let’s take a look at some of the governmental benefits in Canada.
1. EI Maternity and Parental Leave
Through Employment Insurance, you get a maternity leave of up to 15 weeks. When it comes to parental benefits, you can choose from two options. In the first one, you and your partner can apply for 35 weeks of leave in total in 52 weeks, which starts a week after the baby is born or adopted. You can claim 55 percent of your weekly salary up to $51,700 annually. You can take these benefits as early as 12 weeks before delivery or adoption or as late as 17 weeks after birth.
In the second option, you and your partner can apply for 61 weeks leave in a 78-week period. You can only claim up to 33 percent of your weekly salary.