Manitoba British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Ontario Short Duration Sick Leave (personal and family) An employee who has been employed for at least 30 days may take up to 3 days of unpaid leave each year, but only to the extent that the leave is necessary for the health of the employee or for the employee to meeting their responsibilities in relation to a family member An employee is entitled to up to 5 days of unpaid leave in order to meet responsibilities relating to the care or health of a child in the employee’s care or another member of the employee’s immediate family. An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days is entitled to up to 5 days of unpaid leave in a calendar year, but only to the extent that the leave is necessary for the health of the employee, or for the employee to meet their family responsibilities in relation to a family member. None. An employee who has been employed by an employer for at least two consecutive Longer Duration Sick Leave Critical Illness of Child/Adult Compassionate Care Leave An employee who is seriously injured or ill is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to 17 weeks in any 52-week period, if the employee has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days. None. An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 30 days is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence from employment of up to 37 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill child who is a family member. An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days is entitled to unpaid compassionate care leave of up to 28 weeks to provide care or support to a seriously ill family member. Critical illness or injury leave to provide care or support to a critically ill family member: (i) up to 36 weeks for a family member under 19 years old, and (ii) up to 16 weeks for a family member who is 19 years old or above. An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days and is a parent of a critically ill child is entitled to an unpaid critical illness of child leave of up to 36 weeks for the purpose of providing care or support to the child. Up to 27 weeks of unpaid leave to provide care or support to a family member with a serious medical condition creating significant risk of death. An employee, who has been employed for more than 13 consecutive weeks, is entitled to critically ill child care leave of up to 37 weeks to provide care and support to the employee's critically ill child family member and a leave of up to 17 weeks for critically ill adult care leave to provide care and support to the employee's critically ill adult family member. An employee who has been employed for at least six consecutive months is entitled An employee, who has been employed for more than 13 consecutive weeks, is entitled to a compassionate care leave of up to 28 weeks to provide care or support to a member of the employee's family who has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death. An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days is entitled to unpaid leave due to the illness, injury or quarantine of the employee in the maximum amount of 16 weeks in a calendar year. None. None. An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days is entitled to unpaid compassionate care leave for a period of up to 27 weeks for the purpose of providing care or support to a seriously ill family member. An employee is entitled to a leave of absence without pay of up to 28 weeks to provide care Taylor McCaffrey LLP 2200-201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 3L3 Quebec weeks is entitled to a leave of absence without pay because of a personal illness, injury or medical emergency up to a total 3 days each calendar year. to a leave of absence without pay of up to 37 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill minor child who is a family member of the employee. An employee who has been employed by an employer for at least two consecutive weeks is entitled to a 3 day leave of absence without pay because of the illness, injury or medical emergency of a family member. An employee who has been employed for at least six consecutive months is entitled to a leave of absence without pay of up to 17 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill adult who is a family member of the employee. An employee is entitled to a leave of absence without pay of up to 8 weeks to provide care or support to a family member that has a serious medical condition. After 3 months of uninterrupted service, an employee may benefit from a total of 2 days of paid absence per year, inter alia¸ to take care of a relative or person with whom they act as an informal caregiver or in the case of sickness. An employee may be absent from work for 10 days per year to fulfil obligations relating to the care, health or education of the employee's child or the child of the employee's spouse, or because of the state of health of a relative or a person for whom the employee acts as a caregiver. The first An employee may be absent from work for a period of not more than 26 weeks over a period of 12 months owing to sickness. or support to a family member if that family member has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death. If a minor child of the employee has a serious and potentially mortal illness, the employee is entitled to, at most, a 104 week leave of absence. An employee may be absent from work for a period of not more than 16 weeks over a period of 12 months where they must stay with a relative or a person for whom the employee acts as a caregiver because of a serious illness An employee may be absent from work for or a serious accident. Where the relative or a period of not more than 27 weeks over a person is a minor child, the period of absence is period of 12 months where they must stay not more than 36 weeks over a 12 month with a relative, other than their minor period. child, or a person for whom the employee acts as a caregiver because of a serious and potentially mortal illness. Taylor McCaffrey LLP 2200-201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 3L3 Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Island two days shall be remunerated according to a formula and the employee becomes entitled to such remuneration on being credited with 3 months of uninterrupted service. An employee is entitled to a maximum of 3 days of unpaid leave per year where the leave is required due to the sickness of a child, parent or family member; or for medical, dental or other similar appointments during working hours. An employer shall grant the employee leaves of absence without pay of up to 5 days during a 12 calendar month period for sick leave if the employee has been in the employ of the employer for more than 90 days. An employer shall grant the employees leaves of absence without pay of up to 3 days during a 12 calendar month period to meet responsibilities related to the health, care or education of a person in a close family relationship with the employee. Where an employee has been employed by an employer for a continuous period of six None. None. An employee who has been employed by an employer for a period of at least 3 months is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to 37 weeks to provide care or support to their critically ill child. An employee who has been employed by an employer for a period of at least 3 months is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to 16 weeks to provide care or support to the critically ill adult. An employer shall grant the employee, who is the parent or other family member of a critically ill child, a leave of absence without pay of up to 37 weeks to provide care or support to that child. An employer shall grant the employee, who is the parent or other family member of a critically ill adult, a leave of absence without pay of up to 16 weeks to provide care or support to that critically ill adult. None. Where an employee has been employed by an employer for a continuous period of An employee who has been employed by an employer for a period of at least three months is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to 28 weeks to provide care or support to a family member of the employee that has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death. An employer shall grant the employee a leave of absence without pay from employment for up to 28 weeks to provide care or support to a person with whom the employee has a close family relationship if the person has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death. Every employer shall grant an unpaid leave of absence of up to 28 weeks to an employee for Taylor McCaffrey LLP 2200-201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 3L3 months or more, the employer shall grant the employee leaves of absence without pay of up to 3 days, in total, during a twelve calendar-month period to meet responsibilities related to the health or care of a person who is a member of the immediate family or extended family of the employee. three months or more and is the parent of a critically ill child, the employer shall, on the request of the employee, grant to the employee unpaid leave of absence for up to 37 weeks within a 52-week period for the purpose of providing care and support to the critically ill child. the purpose of providing care and support to a family member of the employee if that family member has a serious medical condition carrying with it a significant risk of death. An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 30 days is entitled to a leave of absence from employment without pay of up to 37 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill child who is a family member. An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 30 days is entitled to a leave of absence without pay of up to 28 weeks to provide care or support to a family member of the employee where the family member has a serious medical condition with a Where an employee has been employed by an employer for a continuous period of at least three months, the employer shall grant the employee leaves of absence without pay of up to 3 days, in total, during a twelve calendar-month period for sick leave. Where an employee has been employed by the same employer for a continuous period of at least five years, the employer shall grant the employee 1 day of paid sick leave during a twelve calendar-month period in addition to any unpaid leave that the employee is entitled to. Newfoundland and Labrador An employee, having been employed under a contract of service with the same employer for a continuous period of 30 days, shall be granted by their employer a period of 7 days unpaid sick leave or family responsibility leave in a year. None. Taylor McCaffrey LLP 2200-201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 3L3 significant risk of death. Canada Labour Code – federally regulated employees Yukon Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment of up to 5 days in every calendar year for, inter alia, treating their illness or injury; and carrying out responsibilities related to the health or care of any of their family members. Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted a medical leave of absence without pay from employment of up to 17 weeks as a result of, inter alia, personal illness. One day of sick leave without pay for every month the employee has been employed by that employer less the number of days on which the employee has previously been absent due to illness or injury, but an employee's maximum net entitlement at any time shall not exceed 12 days. None. An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 30 days is entitled to a leave of absence from employment without pay of up to 17 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill adult who is a family member. Every employee who is a family member of a critically ill child is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment of up to 37 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill child. Every employee who is a family member of a critically ill adult is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment up to 17 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill adult. An employee who has completed six months of continuous employment with an employer and who is a family member of a critically ill child is entitled to a leave of absence from employment without pay for a period of up to 37 weeks in order to care for or support that child.. Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted up to 28 weeks of unpaid leave within a 52-week period to look after a family member who has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death. Every employee is entitled to a leave of absence from employment of up to 28 weeks to care for or support to a family member of the employee if that family member has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death. An employee is entitled to a leave of absence from employment without pay for a period of up to 17 weeks if the employee has completed 6 months of continuous employment with an Taylor McCaffrey LLP 2200-201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 3L3 Nunavut Unclear. Unclear. Northwest Territories An employee incapable of working due to illness or injury and who has been employed by the employer for at least 30 days is entitled to unpaid sick leave for a period of at least 5 days during each 12 month period. None. employer; is a family member of a critically ill adult; and requires the leave to care for or support the adult. Unclear. An employee who has completed six consecutive months of employment with an employer and who is a family member of a critically ill child is entitled to family caregiver leave, without pay, of up to 37 weeks in order to care for or support that child. Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment of up to 8 weeks to provide care or support to a family member of the employee if that family member has a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death. An employee is entitled to compassionate leave of 27 weeks, without pay, to provide care or support to a family member of the employee if that family member is suffering from a serious medical condition with a significant risk of death. An employee who has completed six consecutive months of employment with an employer and who is a family member of a critically ill adult is entitled to leave, without pay, of up to 17 weeks in order to care for or support that adult. Taylor McCaffrey LLP 2200-201 Portage Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3B 3L3