EI Sickness Benefits Estimator
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.
Expected Weeks of Absence
The maximum duration is capped at 26 weeks.
Eligibility Condition
Your EI sickness benefits
Estimated weekly EI sickness benefit
$0
Average insurable weekly earnings x 55% (capped at $729)
Duration of payments
-- weeks
Max 26 weeks
Estimated total (gross)
$0
Weekly benefit × weeks
Note:
- This is an estimate only. EI benefits are taxable; amounts shown are before tax.
- There is typically a one-week unpaid waiting period before payments begin.