The Icelandic Canadian - 01.03.2004, Síða 9

Vol. 58 #3
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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New Employment Insurance
Compassionate Care Benefit
If you must be absent from work
to care for a dying family member,
maybe we can help.
The Government of Canada is introducing Compassionate Care,
a new special Benefit available to Employment Insurance eligible
workers who must be absent from work to provide support to
a family member who is gravely ill with a serious risk of death.
Important facts:
□ Beginning January 4*, 2004, six weeks of Compassionate Care
Benefits will be available to those who are eligible and provide
the required medical certificate.
o The Benefit can be used by one individual or shared with eligible
family members to care for a child, parent, spouse or common-law
partner who is gravely ill with a serious risk of death.
For more information about the Compassionate Care Benefit,
call I 800 O-Canada (I 800 622-6232),! 800 46S-773S (TTY) or
visit www.canada.gc.ca.
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Government Gouvernement
of Canada du Canada
Canada