Injuries and illnesses can happen off the job that will require you to be off work for various amounts of time:

• sick

• stress

• personal injury

• trauma

• other

When you are required to be off sick, there are different requirements depending on the reason for your absence.

1. See Your doctor ASAP

If you become ill for any reason or are hurt and it may restrict your ability to work, it is important to see your family doctor as soon as possible.  The date you first visit the doctor will be used by Manu-life in determining when your weekly indemnity benefits will start.

2. More then 3 days off work

If you are injured or hospitalized, your Manu-life benefits are paid from the first day you are off work.

For an illness, indemnity benefits are payable beginning on the fourth day after your first doctors visit.  So if you do not go see your doctor until day 4 of your illness, your benefits will not be paid until day 7.  Keep this in mind.

You can get the benefit forms from either your supervisor or from the Manu-life website by logging in at the following link:

Manu-life log-in page

In the case of Manu-life, you must fax in the forms on your own once completed or return them to CP to be sent in.  Manu-life is pretty quick at processing information, so your benefits should begin to flow shortly there-after.

3. More then 21 days off work

If your illness or injury results in less then 21 days off work, you may return to work by advising your supervisor and furnishing a doctors note for your absence.  After 21 days you will now fall under CP's Return to Work   policy and getting back will involve Calgary.  Please see the returning to work information for this procedure.