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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
She would still qualify for EI. Unless something has changed(which I don’t believe to be the case) the total allotted parental leave weeks through EI can be split between both parents however they like.
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I think this changed at some point. There are now 5 weeks that can be only claimed by the father/other parent.
"up to 40 weeks can be shared between parents, but one parent cannot receive more than 35 weeks of standard benefits."
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/be...-parental.html
This is colloquially known as "daddy days" and came into effect in 2019.
https://dadcentral.ca/paternity-leave/