Skip to content
NEWPlan your maternity leave before baby arrives.Try the free planner
Book a free callBook a call
Your finance

Motherhood & money

Planning a baby? Know what maternity and parental leave pays, your monthly gap, and how much to save before your leave starts.

Try the Maternity Leave Money PlannerBook a free call
  1. Know your EI amount
    Standard benefits pay 55% of average insurable earnings, up to $729 a week in 2026.
  2. Ask about a top-up
    Some employers top up EI for part of your leave.
  3. Protect your CPP
    Low-earning years caring for a child under 7 can be dropped from your CPP calculation.
Try it free

Maternity Leave Money Planner

Know your gap before baby arrives

Open the tool
Articles

Guides coming soon

We are writing the first guides for this topic. Join the newsletter to get them first.

Finance Woman shares financial education, insights and general information for women in Canada. We are not a registered or licensed financial, investment, tax or legal adviser, and we do not sell or recommend financial products. Do your own research and speak to a licensed professional before you act.

You don’t have to figure out money alone.

Join women across Canada who learn, ask questions and grow together, for free.

Book a free call