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EI Regular Benefits Calculator

↻ Updated 2026

Estimate your Employment Insurance regular benefits — 55% of your average weekly insurable earnings, up to the 2026 maximum. Everything runs in your browser.

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Your inputs

Average weekly insurable earnings

Annual salary ÷ 52 (based on your best weeks)

Weeks of benefits

14–45 weeks depending on hours worked & regional rate

Weekly EI benefit

$550

55% of weekly earnings

Maximum weekly (2026)

$729

Cap: 55% × $68,900 ÷ 52

Total over 26 weeks

$14,300

Before tax withholding

Benefit breakdown

Average weekly insurable earnings$1,000

Benefit rate55%

Weekly benefit (before cap)$550

Maximum weekly benefit$729

Payable weekly benefit$550

Total over 26 weeks$14,300

ASSUMPTIONS — EI regular benefits pay 55% of your average weekly insurable earnings up to a 2026 maximum insurable amount of $68,900, giving a maximum of about $729/week. The benefit period runs 14–45 weeks depending on hours worked and your region's unemployment rate. Figures are estimates for the 2026 benefit year; actual entitlement depends on your situation and region, and benefits are taxable. Quebec has its own parental plan (QPIP) — this covers EI outside Quebec.

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Sources & rate references

·CRA — CPP, CPP2 and EI rates (2026) — YMPE $74,600, CPP2 to $85,000, EI max insurable $68,900

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