Maternity or Pregnancy Leave: 17 weeks (Qualifying period is 13 weeks prior to estimated delivery date)
Parental Leave (available to either parent): 61 weeks if pregnancy leave taken / 63 weeks if pregnancy leave not taken
Bereavement: No minimum standard applies.
Compassionate/ Family Care/ Responsibility:
Employees with one week employment -
Personal Emergency - 10 days (of which first 2 are paid)
Family caregiver leave - 8 weeks (all employees)
Critically ill child care leave: (if employed for at least 6 months)
- Up to 37 weeks to care for the employee’s critically ill child; child includes child, stepchild, foster child or a child who is under legal guardianship and who is under 18 years of age.
- Up to 52 weeks of leave where a child has disappeared as the probable result of a crime.
- Up to 104 weeks of leave where a child has died as the probable result of a crime.
A child is defined to include a child, stepchild, or foster child who is under 18 years of age.
Sick Leave: No minimum standard applies