Short-term Disability (STD)

The Short-term Disability benefit provides you with a percentage of your salary for up to 26 weeks.

Short-term Disability coverage is mandatory. Two options are available:

· a taxable indemnity equivalent to 70% of your weekly salary, rounded up to the next $1, and where the cost is entirely paid with credits

· a non-taxable indemnity equivalent to 65% of the first $575 of your weekly salary, plus 45% of exceeding amount, rounded up to the next $1, and where the cost is entirely paid through payroll deductions

Salary : gross base salary excluding overtime pay, bonuses and other types of compensation.