| Issue: |
Sub-Issue 1: |
Sub-Issue 2: |
Sub-Issue 3: |
| parental benefits |
maximum payable |
extension of benefit period |
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Summary:
The claimant received 15 weeks of maternity and 32 weeks of parental benefits, then applied for sickness benefits. The Commission determined that the claimant could receive her full 35 weeks of parental benefits when her claim would expire as provided in subsection 12(5) of the Employment Insurance Act, but could not be eligible for sickness benefits because she could not show that, if it was not for her illness, she would be available for work. The Umpire concluded that the claimant was attempting to extend her benefit period pursuant to subsection 10(13) of the Act and agreed with the Commission's position.
