Time Off When Growing Your Family

To receive SUB payments for Maternity/Parental leave, you must:

• Be an active member,
• Have 1,800 SUB hours in the previous 24 months for the first claim, or 600 SUB hours in the previous 12 months for subsequent claims,
• Sign the Out-Of-Work list at the union office, and
• Be in receipt of EI Maternity/Paternity benefits

You are not eligible for the SUB Plan for this type of leave if you are in receipt of, or previously received, a UA-sponsored pension plan (i.e., after you retire).

To successfully submit your SUB claim, you will need to have applied for Employment Insurance (EI) and gather specific supporting documentation.

First apply for EI benefits as soon as possible after you stop working.

After you’ve applied for EI:

1. Log into your My Service Canada Account
2. Navigate to the My Payments section
3. Take a screenshot of this page, ensuring that the following information is clearly visible: Your full name, type of benefit and net amount paid.

Send this EI Benefit Statement, along with your name and union number, to UA Local 67 Benefits using one of the following methods:

• Email: to info@ua67benefits.ca. Make sure to request a confirmation of receipt.
• Canada Post: Mail your required supporting documents.
• In-Person: Drop off your documents at UA Local 67 Benefits.

UA Local 67 Benefits must receive your EI Benefit Statement within 90 days following the date your EI report was processed. If you provide all of the correct supporting documentation and qualify for SUB, you are eligible to receive a SUB payment for the week of the EI waiting period.

Once your SUB claim is approved, you’ll need to send your EI Benefit Statement details to UA Local 67 Benefits for each week of your EI claim.

1. Log into your My Service Canada Account
2. Go to My Payment Detail
3. Click on the underlined dates for each week of EI under the Report Covering Period section
4. Take a screenshot for each week, ensuring that the following information is clearly visible: Your full name, type of benefit and net amount paid. Remember to do this for every week, even if the net amount paid is $0

Submit this information to UA Local 67 Benefits using one of the methods above. Don’t forget to include your name and union number in your submission.

For a member who gave birth and is collecting SUB, you will need to opt to do weekly manual reporting for the weeks of your maternity leave that you plan to also collect SUB payments. Following your 10-week maximum payment period, you may be able to convert your EI claim to automatic payments (no weekly reporting) for the remainder of your leave. Please consult Service Canada for more information.

You can submit your supporting documents after each week you receive EI benefits or several weeks at once. However, please note that if you wait to send in multiple weeks together, earlier weeks will not be paid if they are older than 90 days following the date your EI report was processed.

You also have other types of support available to you while on leave:

• Your UA Local 67 Benefits Welfare Plan – While on leave, you are still eligible to access your Welfare Plan benefits.
• Member Assistance Program (MAP) – The UA Canada National Wellness Program offers all active members access to the national MAP, an employee and family assistance program (EFAP) that provides you and your family with immediate and confidential support to help resolve work, health, and life challenges. Learn more about MAP.
• UA Canada Pregnancy Benefit – The UA Canada National Wellness Program offers a Pregnancy Benefit that also provides pregnant members with a weekly benefit. Pregnant members can access this program at the same time as their UA Local 67 Benefits SUB plan, as the two programs are separate. Applications for this benefit should be sent directly to UA Canada at uacanada.ca/wellness.
• UA Canada Maternity and Parental SUB – UA Canada also provides $100/week for up to 50 weeks combined for eligible members who are receiving maternity or parental EI benefits. Maternity SUB is available for 15 weeks for eligible pregnant members. The benefit can begin up to 12 weeks before the child’s due date if the member is in receipt of EI maternity benefits. Parental SUB is available for up to 35 weeks for eligible mothers, fathers, or adoptive parents receiving EI paternity benefits. Applications for this benefit should be sent directly to UA Canada at uacanada.ca/wellness.