Special Benefits / Sickness

Questions to Answer
"major attached" (600 hours), or "minor attached" (less than 600 hours) and ceased work for reason other than incapacity? unable to work by reason of illness, injury or quarantine? otherwise available? proof of incapacity? special benefits already paid? Weeks remaining to draw sickness benefits?
References
Act: sections 12, 21, paragraph 18(b); related: paragraph 6(1), section 13 Regulation: section 40
Legal test
major attached (600 hours or more) or minor attached (less than 600 hours) and ceased work for reasons other than incapacity: section 21 of the Act. unable to work due to prescribed illness, injury, quarantine: paragraph 18(b) of the Act, section 40 of the Regulations. otherwise available for work: paragraph 18(b) of the Act. proof of incapacity: paragraph 18(b) of the Act, section 40 of the Regulations. maximum weeks payable: 15 weeks section 12 of the Act.
Onus of proof
Claimant must prove entitlement to sickness benefits
Key Case Law
PETERSON A-370-95: Sickness benefits outside Canada. CRUPI A-451-85 "otherwise available" A-479-94: Incapacity must be the claimant's and not that of another person. PANNU A-147-03: Minimum number of insured hours must be accumulated in the qualifying period to be entitled.