Quote Originally Posted by LizzyGrant View Post
Yes for sure. What I meant is that we have to do it ourselves...like go online and register for it and then wait a year to make a claim. Not a big deal but had I not thought ahead about this and just gotten pregnant, which I'm sure happens a lot, I'd have no EI at all...my timing just happened to work out well for my due date and when I registered for EI last year. It just doesn't seem fair for self employed women though.
Isn't that part of having your own business? The need to do things yourself rather than have an employer do it?

You have to apply for EI yourself. You have to write receipts yourself. You have to stock up on business supplies yourself.

I don't understand what you think is unfair for self-employed women? Self employed men also have to do this business related tasks themselves too. What were you expecting when you went self-employed?