<p>EI caregiving benefits</p><p>What these benefits offer</p><p>EI caregiving benefits provide financial assistance while you’re away from work to care for or support a critically ill or injured person or someone needing end-of-life care. You could receive 55% of your earnings, up to a maximum of $668 a week.</p><p>As a caregiver, you don’t have to be related to or live with the person you care for or support, but they must consider you to be like a family member.</p><p>The 3 types of caregiving benefitsBenefit nameMaximum weeks payableWho you're providing care to Family caregiver benefit for childrenFamily caregiver benefit for adultsCompassionate care benefits</p><div class="table-wrap"><table data-ke-type="table" data-ke-align="alignLeft" style="width: 100%;" border="1"><tbody><tr><td>up to 35 weeks</td><td>A critically ill or injured person under 18</td></tr><tr><td>up to 15 weeks</td><td>A critically ill or injured person 18 or over</td></tr><tr><td>up to 26 weeks</td><td>A person of any age who requires end-of-life care</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>You can receive benefits during the 52 weeks following the date the person is certified by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner to be critically ill or injured or in need of end-of-life care. You can take the weeks of benefits within this timeframe either all at once or in separate periods.</p><p>The weeks of benefits can be shared by eligible caregivers, either at the same time or one after another.</p><p>DefinitionsCaregiverCare or supportCritically ill or injured personEnd-of-life careFamily memberDocument navigation</p><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" data-ke-list-type="disc"><li><a style="color: #284162; background-color: #eaebed;" href="https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei/caregiving/eligibility.html" target="_top" class="ke-link">Next<span>: Do you qualify</span> </a></li></ul><p>Page detailsDate modified: 2023-12-29</p>
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