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EI applications and claimant reports are different tasks. Open the route for the action you need today.
Benefits & support
Start with the program that fits the life event, then use its official eligibility and application instructions. A benefit finder can help identify programs to investigate; it does not replace an application or confirm an entitlement.
Choose the right starting point
Family or retirement support
Child benefits, CPP and Old Age Security have separate instructions and account processes.
Not sure which program
Use the official benefits finder to explore support, then check the relevant program’s current guidance.
Related step-by-step guides
- Apply for EI regular benefits
- Submit an Employment Insurance report
- Apply for the CPP retirement pension
- Check Old Age Security enrolment or apply
- Apply for the Canada child benefit
- Find federal benefits and support
- Apply for the Canada Disability Benefit
- Apply for the Guaranteed Income Supplement
- Sign in to My Service Canada Account
- Ask Service Canada to reconsider an EI decision
- Appeal an EI reconsideration decision
- Find and apply for Ontario child care fee subsidy
- Claim the Canada Workers Benefit
- Apply for the Disability Tax Credit
- Claim the Canada caregiver credit
- Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit
- Canada Greener Homes Affordability Program
- Ontario Home Renovation Savings
- Ontario heat pump rebates and pre-approval
- Open an RESP and request education benefits
- Open an RDSP and apply for disability savings support
- Apply for student-loan repayment assistance
- Apply for B.C. home energy rebates
- Plan your retirement in Canada
- Prepare for a new baby
- What to do after someone dies
- Get help when you cannot pay bills
- Find help paying rent in British Columbia
Choose a province or territory
Regional directories help with tasks that are administered outside the federal government.