What’s the Family Supplement?
The Family Supplement is an extra amount you get if:
- you, or your spouse or common-law partner, get the Canada child benefit (CCB), and
- your annual family income is $25,921 or less.
This can increase your benefits to as much as 80% of what you earned before getting EI. But the maximum amount still applies.
For 2026, the maximum amount for maternity and standard parental benefits is $729 a week. The maximum amount for extended parental benefits is $437 a week.
If you and your spouse or common-law partner both get EI benefits at the same time, only one of you can get the Family Supplement.
Usually, it’s better if the one who gets less EI gets the Family Supplement.
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