Integrated Plan. Maximum Benefit Period – For any one period of total disability, benefits will be payable until the end of the 26-week period following the elimination period, but not beyond the date you are retired. However, no Weekly Disability Benefits will be payable during the 15-week period when disability benefits would normally be paid under the Employment Insurance Act of Canada. Payment of Weekly Disability Benefits begins following completion of the elimination period of 1st day Accident or hospitalization, all other disabilities 14 days. If you become totally disabled, you must apply to (EI) for sickness benefits. Payment will be made under the Weekly Disability Benefit for the first two weeks of disability. If you meet EI eligibility requirements, you will receive up to a maximum of fifteen weeks of benefit payments for EI. Weekly Disability Benefits commence after the termination of EI disability benefits and are payable up to your 26th week of disability. If you do not qualify for any EI benefits, or your disability benefits are terminated through EI prior to receiving 15 weeks of payments, you must submit proof to the Plan Administrator indicating the date of your last payment or that you are not eligible for disability benefits through EI. The Weekly Disability Benefit terminates on your 70th birthday or the date you retire, if earlier.
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Integrated Plan. Maximum Benefit Period – For any one period of total disability, benefits will be payable until the end of the 26-week period following the elimination period, but not beyond the date you are retired. However, no Weekly Disability Benefits will be payable during the 15-week period when disability benefits would normally be paid under the Employment Insurance Act of Canada. Payment of Weekly Disability Benefits begins following completion of the elimination period of 1st day Accident or hospitalization, all other disabilities 14 days. If you become totally disabled, you must apply to (EI) for sickness benefits. Payment will be made under the Weekly Disability Benefit for the first two weeks of disability. If you meet EI eligibility requirements, you will receive up to a maximum of fifteen weeks of benefit payments for EI. Weekly Disability Benefits commence after the termination of EI disability benefits and are payable up to your 26th week of disability. If you do not qualify for any EI benefits, or your disability benefits are terminated through EI prior to receiving 15 weeks of payments, you must submit proof to the Plan Administrator indicating the date of your last payment or that you are not eligible for disability benefits through EI. The Weekly Disability Benefit terminates on your 70th birthday or the date you retire, if earlier.
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Samples: Collective Agreement