Can Self Employed Claim Benefits Or Not?

Today I want to talk about Self Employment Benefits. Many people ask the question of whether or not “Self Employed can receive employment insurance benefits?”.

This post will strictly cover topics related to self employment employment insurance benefits in Canada. Eligibility will vary from one country to another. Having said that, there are conditions that self employed need to meet in order to start receiving self employment employment insurance in Canada.

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If you are self employed and work for yourself. In other words, you are your own Boss. You may still be eligible to receive special benefits for self employment Employment insurance.

What Are Employment Insurance Special Benefits?

There are 5 types of special benefits for self employment. They are Maternity benefits, Parental benefits, Sickness benefits, compassionate care benefits, and parents of critically ill children benefits.

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Can Self Employed Get Employment Insurance?

Yes, self employed can get employment insurance. Employment Insurance benefits for self employed are very much similar to those for non self employed employees. The only difference is self employed cannot claim regular unemployment insurance benefits, if they lose their job. But as mentioned earlier self employed can receive special benefits such as maternity and parental leave, sickness leave, compassionate care or to care for a critically ill child.

There is an online application that needs to be completed. It will take around 60 minutes to complete. It is very simple and straight forward to complete. Please refer to EI Special Benefits For Self Employed, for more information.

The maximum you can receive from Employment insurance claim is $543 per week ($51,300 divided by 52).To see more on how much you can receive in Employment Insurance, you can click here for more information.

Unemployment Insurance For Self Employed

Being self employed is awesome, but if for any reason, you no longer have clients, or your business is on the verge of closing down, and wish to apply for unemployment insurance, you would not get any. This is the only difference between self employed and regular employees!

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Low Income Self Employed Benefits

So you are your own boss, but you are making very little income, or so more referred to as “low income”. And you are wondering whether you would be eligible to receive self employment benefits?

In order to receive self employment employment insurance benefits, you need to have earned a minimum amount of self-employed earnings during the calendar year preceding the year you submit a claim. For instance, if you want to apply for benefits in 2017, you would need to earn at least $6,888 in 2016. These amounts may vary from year to year.

Self Employed Maternity Leave In Alberta

Currently, you are entitled to apply for maternity, paternity, and parental benefits, if you are self employed and reside in Quebec.

If, however, you are self employed and wish to receive self employed maternity leave benefits in Alberta. You are eligible, and these benefits cover the period surrounding the child’s birth (up to 15 weeks).

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