EI Maternity and Parental Benefits Estimator
Benefit Type Selection
Note: You cannot select both Standard and Extended parental options. Each parent must submit a separate application and select the same option.
EI Economic Region
Select your economic region to determine the number of best weeks.
Number of best weeks: -- weeks
Your best weeks are the weeks with your highest earnings during the qualifying period (usually the last 52 weeks).
Average Insurable Weekly Earnings
Divide the total earnings in your "best weeks" by the number of weeks
Insured Hours
To be eligible, you need at least 600 insurable hours within the past 52 weeks.
Eligibility Condition
Note for Quebec residents:
Quebec residents receive maternity and parental benefits through QPIP. Visit rqap.gouv.qc.ca to estimate your benefits.
Your EI maternity and parental benefits
Select a benefit type and fill in your details, then click Calculate Benefits to see your estimate.