Examples of benefit week planning for a pregnancy or a birth

Here are some examples that take the parents’ reality into account. The basic plan was considered in each situation.

Annie and Sébastien want to receive additional parental benefit weeks. By doing their planning, they ensure that each of them will receive eight shareable parental benefit weeks.

Annie will receive 46 benefit weeks:

• 18 weeks of maternity benefits or exclusive benefits to the person experiencing pregnancy or childbirth
• 28  shareable parental benefit weeks (including the four additional weeks).

Sébastien will receive 13 benefit weeks:

• 5 weeks of paternity benefits or exclusive benefits to the parent who did not give birth
• 8 shareable parental benefit weeks

Total for both parents: 59 benefit weeks

Jean-Philippe and Mireille are new parents of twins. They want to care for their children together. They take all the benefit weeks for which they are eligible at the same time. In addition, because they have shared enough shareable parental benefit weeks, they are entitled to four additional parental benefit weeks that they also decide to share.

Mireille will receive 35 benefit weeks:

• 18 weeks of maternity benefits or exclusive benefits to the person experiencing pregnancy or childbirth
• 17 parental benefit weeks
  • 5  exclusives parental benefit weeks for multiple births
  • 12 shareable parental benefit weeks (including the additional weeks).

Jean-Philippe will receive 34 benefit weeks:

• 5 weeks of paternity benefits or exclusive benefits to the parent who did not give birth
• 29 parental benefit weeks:
  • 5 exclusives non-shareable parental benefit weeks for multiple births
  • 24 shareable parental benefit weeks (including the additional weeks).

Total for both parents: 69 benefit weeks

Marguerite and Monica want their child to stay at home as long as possible. They therefore decide that after the week the child is born, Marguerite will stay alone with their child for the first part of the leave. Monica will stay alone with the child for the second part of the leave. In addition, because they have shared enough shareable parental benefit weeks, they are entitled to four additional parental benefit weeks.

Marguerite will receive 29 benefit weeks:

• 18 weeks of maternity benefits or exclusive benefits to the person experiencing pregnancy or childbirth
• 11 shareable parental benefit weeks

Monica will receive 30 benefit weeks:

• 5 weeks of paternity benefits or exclusive benefits to the parent who did not give birth
• 25 shareable parental benefit weeks (including the four additional weeks).

Total for both parents: 59 benefit weeks

Karine and Maxime have a seasonal job all summer. They choose not to take benefits during the summer period to work. In any case, they have 78 weeks to take their benefit weeks. In addition, because they have shared enough shareable parental benefit weeks, they are entitled to four additional parental benefit weeks.

Karine will receive 36 benefit weeks:

• 18 weeks of maternity benefits or exclusive benefits to the person experiencing pregnancy or childbirth
• 18 shareable parental benefit weeks (including the additional weeks).

Maxime will receive 23 benefit weeks:

• 5 weeks of paternity benefits or exclusive benefits to the parent who did not give birth
• 18 shareable parental benefit weeks (including the additional weeks).

Total for both parents: 59 benefit weeks

Josiane has decided to have a child alone. No other parent is mentioned on the act of birth.

Josiane will receive 55 benefit weeks:

• 18 weeks of maternity benefits or exclusive benefits to the person experiencing pregnancy or childbirth
• 37 parental benefit weeks:
  • 32 shareable parental benefit weeks
  • 5 exclusives parental benefit weeks for a single parent