When you apply for EI maternity or parental EI benefits, you must:
provide all the required information and documents;
let us know your child's date of birth or, in the case of an adoption, the date on which your child was officially entrusted to you, as well as the name and address of the adoption agency;
inform us if the child for whom you are receiving EI benefits is no longer in your care;
report all employment, whether you work for someone else or for yourself;
accurately report all your employment earnings before deductions for the week(s) in which you earn them, as well as any other money you receive; and
tell us if you are registered in or taking a training program or course while you are receiving EI parental benefits.