{"id":46547,"date":"2015-06-17T18:15:52","date_gmt":"2015-06-17T22:15:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-01-08T15:24:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T20:24:53","slug":"what-if-i-earn-other-income-while-i-am-receiving-ei-benefits","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/what-if-i-earn-other-income-while-i-am-receiving-ei-benefits","title":{"rendered":"Can I earn money while I am getting EI?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes. But half of what you earn each week is taken off your EI benefits.<\/p>\n

This applies as long as you do not earn more than 90% of the average weekly earnings your benefit was based on. All of the money you earn above<\/strong> that 90% is taken off your benefits.<\/p>\n

Some employers have benefits for employees who go on EI parental or maternity benefits. These are sometimes called EI top-up plans or supplemental unemployment benefits.<\/p>\n

If the government has approved your employer’s plan, EI will not take any of that money off your benefits.<\/p>\n

For more information, read Can I do any paid work while I am on leave?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46547","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nCan I earn money while I am getting EI? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/what-if-i-earn-other-income-while-i-am-receiving-ei-benefits\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can I earn money while I am getting EI? - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yes. 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