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Job Protected Leaves in Ontario and British Columbia

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Ontario Leaves

Leave Type Required Service Paid Maximum Duration Minimum Advance Notice
Pregnancy Due date must be 13 weeks or more after hire. No. 17 weeks. 2 weeks.
Parental 13 weeks. No. 61 weeks if pregnancy leave taken. 63 weeks otherwise. 2 weeks.
Family Medical (equivalent to compassionate care leave in other jurisdictions) None. No. 28 weeks. Not specified.
Organ Donor 13 weeks. No. 13 weeks. 2 weeks.
Family Caregiver None. No. 8 weeks per family member per year. Not specified.
Critical Illness (for care of child family member under 18) 6 months. No. 37 weeks. Must provide notice through a written leave plan OR ASAP if leave is immediate.
Critical Illness (for care of adult family member) 6 months No. 17 weeks. Must provide notice through a written leave plan OR ASAP if leave is immediate.
hild Death 6 months. No. 104 weeks. Must provide notice through a written leave plan OR ASAP if leave is immediate.
rime-Related Child Disappearance 6 months. No. 104 weeks. Must provide notice through a written leave plan OR ASAP if leave is immediate
Domestic or Sexual Violence 13 weeks. First 5 days paid, remainder unpaid. 10 days / 15 weeks. ASAP.
Sick Leave 2 weeks. No. 3 days per year. ASAP.
Family Responsibility 2 weeks. No. 3 days per year. ASAP.
Bereavement 2 weeks. No. 2 days per year. ASAP.
Declared Emergencies and Infectious Disease Emergencies None. No. As long as employee is not working due to emergency. ASAP.
Reservist 6 months. No. As required. Reasonable notice.

British Columbia Leaves

Leave Type Required Service Paid Maximum Duration Minimum Advance Notice
Illness or injury 90 days No 3 days Not specified.
Pregnancy None No 17 weeks 4 weeks.
Parental (including adoption) None. No. 61 weeks if pregnancy leave taken. 62 weeks otherwise. 4 weeks.
Family Responsibility None. No. 5 days per year. Not specified.
Compassionate Care None. No. 27 weeks. ASAP.
Critical Illness or Injury (of a family member under 19) None. No. 36 weeks. ASAP.
COVID-19-related leave. None. No. As long as employee is not working due to due to enumerated circumstances relating to COVID-19. Not specified.
Reservists None. No. 20 days for annual training. Otherwise, as required. 4 weeks.
Leave Respecting Disappearance of Child None. No. 52 weeks. Not specified.
Leave Respecting Death of Child None. No. 104 weeks. Not specified.
Leave Respecting Domestic or Sexual Violence None. Up to 5 days per year are paid, otherwise unpaid. 5 paid days per year taken individually or continuously. 5 unpaid days per year, taken individually or continuously. 15 unpaid weeks per year taken continuously or in shorter periods with employer consent. ASAP.
Bereavement None. No. 3 days. Not specified.
Jury Duty None. No. As required. ASAP.

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