Human Resources committee  That's right. If they are not eligible for maternity benefits, parental benefits will end in the week that the child dies.

Human Resources committee  In terms of bereavement, I know that Rutha mentioned new bereavement leave that's available under the Canada Labour Code. I'm not able to speak to exactly what the process is to access it. An important thing to recognize with the Canada Labour Code is that it applies to the fede

Human Resources committee  That 6%.... That's why I'm referring to these new bereavement leave provisions. In terms of the EI sickness benefit, that is something that is national in scope, so it applies to all the people who are contributing to the EI program. In the event that they seek sickness benefits,

Human Resources committee  —which may, in fact, be more generous than the EI program.

Human Resources committee  Correct.

Human Resources committee  Yes, they would. Someone who has already qualified and is receiving parental benefits would be able to switch from parental benefits to sickness benefits, and there need not be a gap between those two benefits.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  If it's parental benefits—

Human Resources committee  —it's the same thing. The parental benefits end, while maternity benefits can continue because they're for a different purpose.

Human Resources committee  The caregiver benefits are for the family member who is still living but may be in a critically ill situation, or even in a gravely ill situation. They're payable when someone is providing care to that individual. In the event that the family member dies, the benefits end the sam

Human Resources committee  With a certificate indicating that you are unable to work, you may be able to switch from that caregiving benefit to sickness benefits.

Human Resources committee  That's right.

Human Resources committee  In the case of sickness benefits, all that we require is a note from the doctor that indicates that this person is not able to work due to a medical reason for this period. We don't even require that there be a specific form, but we do require that it indicate that the person is

Human Resources committee  I guess there are different aspects of the issue. It depends what aspects we're prioritizing to solve. In terms of other stakeholders, we've had people requesting different kinds of changes to the EI program. One that we've heard from the Canadian Cancer Society, for example, h

Human Resources committee  Thanks for those questions. I think there are a lot of elements to that situation. I certainly can understand where that's coming in and the focus on compassion. I guess one thing I would mention right from the start is that for anything that's administered through the EI progr