MATERNAL & PARENTAL LEAVES AND BENEFITS

Presented by:

Justin Jo, Lily Hoang, Shirley Wong, Jenny Yang, James Park

CONTENTS AT A GLANCE

• Definitions• Maternal and Parental Leave

• Who is eligible• Length• Comparison

• Maternal and Parental Benefit• Who is eligible• Amount• Comparison

• Objectives of the policies• Effects on economy

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

SOME DEFINITIONS

• Maternal Leave: unpaid, job-protected leave for the mother after she gives birth to child

• Parental Leave: unpaid, job-protected leave for both parents after child come into their care

• Maternal Benefits & Parental Benefits: employment insurance payments from the federal Employment Insurance (EI) program

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

M&P LEAVE: WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

• Completed 3-12 consecutive months of employment, depending on provinces

• Must give a written notice to the employer 1 month before the intended commencement

• Medical certificate attesting to the state of the pregnancy and the expected date of birth

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

MATERNITY LEAVE – HOW LONG IS IT?

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

Materntiy Leave (weeks)

Alberta 15 Nova Scotia 17

British Columbia 17 Ontario 17

Manitoba 17 Prince Edward Isl. 17

New Brunswick 17 Quebec 18 or 15

Newfoundland 17 Saskatchewan 18

PARENTAL LEAVE – HOW LONG IS IT?

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

Parental Leave (weeks)

Alberta 37 (shared) Nova Scotia 35

British Columbia

35 Ontario 35+37

Manitoba 37 Prince Edward Isl.

35

New Brunswick 37 (shared) Quebec 32+5 or 25+3

Newfoundland 35 Saskatchewan 34

WHO GETS THE LONGEST LEAVE?

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

Maximum leave entitled (weeks)

Alberta 52 Nova Scotia 52

British Columbia 52 Ontario 89

Manitoba 54 Prince Edward Isl. 52

New Brunswick 52 Quebec 55 or 43

Newfoundland 52 Saskatchewan 52

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE BENEFIT

• All families and family types are eligible.• Full-time and Part-time are included• EI requirement: accumulated 600 insured

hours in the last 52 weeks or since your last claim.

• Salaried are covered, but self-employed are covered only in Quebec

• Traditional as well as same-sex couples are included in distribution of time off

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

HOW MUCH DO YOU GET FROM THE BENEFIT?

• 15 weeks • Generally, are equal to 55% of an

employee's average insurable earnings for the last 26 weeks

• Maximum EI benefit of $413 per week (in 2002).

• Benefits may begin as early as eight weeks before the week the baby is due and must generally conclude no later than 17 weeks after the baby is born

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

Maternal Benefits

HOW MUCH DO YOU GET FROM THE BENEFIT?

• Up to 35 weeks (can be received by one parent, male or female, or split between the two)

• Generally, are equal to 55% of an employee's average insurable earnings for the last 26 weeks

• Benefits may begin as early as eight weeks before the week the baby is due and must generally conclude no later than 17 weeks after the baby is born

• Maximum EI benefit of $413 per week (in 2002).

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

Parental Benefits

Quebec Benefit

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

• Basic Plan:

Maternal :18 weeks, 70%

Paternity: 5 weeks, 70%

Parental: First 7 weeks, 70%

Next 25 weeks, 55%

•Special Plan:

• Maternal : 15 weeks, 75%

• Paternity: 3 weeks, 75%

•Parental: 25 weeks, 75%

maximum insurable amount of income is $59,000 (as of 2007)

WHO BENEFIT THE MOST?

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

Annual income of the family

$20,000 $39,047 $60,000

55% of income

$11,000 $21,476 $33,000

Weekly income

$212 $413 $635

(413 - 635= -222)

OBJECTIVES OF THE POLICY

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

Encourage families to have children through EI benefits and job protected leave

Allow female workers to care for their newborn babies and to recover from pregnancy

Provide either or both parents with time to spend with their newborns

EFFECTS ON ECONOMY & DECISION MAKING

Maternal & Parental Leaves and Benefits

More incentives for families to have children

Increased likelihood of returning to the same job after childbirth for women

Added benefit to the society help parents stay in workforce more children = more people in

workforce

MATERNAL & PARENTAL LEAVES AND BENEFITS

Thank you!