Instructions:

Employment Insurance (EI) does not pay partial weeks. Make a Friday your last day of pay if possible, however, you must start Maternity
leave as soon as your baby is born.

Maternity leave begins 6 weeks prior to your expected due date but you can:
· Choose to begin your maternity leave up to 13 weeks before your due date, or
· Choose to start your maternity leave closer to your due date if you are well enough to continue working per your doctor or midwife
· If you are not well enough to continue working during the 6 week period prior to your due date:
o If you are on sick leave within the 6 weeks prior to your due date, and the absence is related to an issue with your pregnancy,
you will have to start your maternity leave if a full time return to work is not possible.
o If you are on sick leave within the 6 weeks prior to your due date, and you want to return to work, you may be required to
provide a doctor’s note to clear you to return to work full-time/full-duties

Enter your estimated due date and it will calculate 6 weeks

prior to your due date or 13 weeks prior to your due date.

6 Weeks Prior to Due Date 13 Weeks Prior to Due Date

DUE DATE DUE DATE
less 6 weeks less 13 weeks
EQUALS EQUALS

Enter the date of your first day off in whichever scenario applies to you and it will calculate
the maximum weeks you can be off on maternity and/or parental leave.

If you are taking only the parental sharing

BIRTHING PARENT TAKING MATERNITY LEAVE AND NON-BIRTHING PARENT TAKING PARENTAL LEAVE NON-BIRTHING PARENT TAKING PARENTAL
PARENTAL LEAVE WITH WAITING PERIOD LEAVE WITHOUT WAITING PERIOD weeks, enter the date of your first day off
to calculate the maximum weeks you can
Waiting Period - 2 weeks Waiting Period - 2 weeks Parental Leave - 35 weeks be off on standard or extended leave.
FROM FROM FROM
TO TO TO PARENTAL SHARING

Maternity Leave - 15 weeks Standard Parental Leave - 35 weeks Extended Parental Leave - 26 weeks Standard Parental Sharing - 5 weeks
FROM FROM FROM FROM
TO TO TO TO

Standard Parental Leave - 35 weeks Extended Parental Leave - 26 weeks Extended Child Care Leave Extended Parental Sharing - 8 weeks
FROM FROM FROM FROM
TO TO TO TO

Extended Child Care Leave/Extended Parental Leave Extended Child Care Leave * Combined leave shall not exceed 18 months
FROM FROM
TO TO

* Combined leave shall not exceed 18 months * Combined leave shall not exceed 18 months