So if I am understanding this right if you made $30,000 and your net after expenses was $15,000 and they give you 55% of that so $8,250 in payments for the full year you are off, how much do you have to pay into EI to get that amount. Also I have heard that once you start you have to continue. Can you stop paying in once your child bearing years are done or you stop daycare.

My daughter was looking into it as well but so far has decided against contributing figuring until she is married there is no sense wasting payments.