Income support – Employment Insurance
Are you having problems with your Employment Insurance (EI) benefits? Contact us for help.
How to apply for EI
Types of benefits you can apply for include:
- regular benefits – if you have lost your job through no fault of your own
- caregiving benefits and leave – if you are providing care or support to a critically ill or injured person or someone needing end-of-life care
- maternity and parental benefits – if you’re pregnant, have recently given birth, are adopting a child or are caring for a newborn
- sickness benefits – if you are unable to work due to illness, injury or quarantine
You can find the application and information about how to apply on the Government of Canada website.
You can also get the application forms at Service Canada offices. Service Canada offices serving our area are: Bancroft, Belleville, Napanee, Picton, and Trenton.
Find a Service Canada office in your area or call 1-800-622-6232.
For more information about EI
CALC Tip Sheets:
Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) has free pamphlets on employment law and employment insurance.
Steps to Justice gives you step-by-step information and answers common questions. See their tool that generates a letter to send to your employer asking for your ROE.