I want to find information regarding benefits if I am unemployed and looking for work or need to upgrade my skills, if I am sick, pregnant or caring for a newborn or adopted child, or I need to care for a family member who is seriously ill with a significant risk of death.

https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/ei.html

A close family friend was receiving private in-home care due to immobility and had contracted COVID fromher caregivers.She no longer has a caregiver and phoned saying she has soiled her bed, and no longer has any bedside water as she has been unattended for a couple of days and I am worried.Can I take a leave from work to care for her.What if anything can I receive forpayment until we can find a replacement caregiver?How long do I have to find another caregiver?

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