Human Resources committee  If there were an intent to create a new benefit, I assume that we would create a new section, the same way as when we created the compassionate care benefit. We created a new separate benefit with its own duration and regulations that were associated with it.

Human Resources committee  The EI Act does not provide any age limit.

Human Resources committee  If they are covered under the Adoption Act in each province, they could have access to the EI benefit for the five weeks.

Human Resources committee  Yes. There was no direct study done on adding a new leave. We've been seized by the demand. I think there's a lot of demand to create a new leave in EI. As you know right now, the EI program provides 35 weeks of EI parental benefits to all, accessible to parents of biological k

Human Resources committee  No. In fact, right now there are 35 weeks of parental benefits available for parents, both adoptive parents and biological parents--

Human Resources committee  That's 35 weeks of parental benefits.