Federal Leave & Compensation

All you need to know about federally regulated employees’ leave, compensation, statutory holidays, vacation and other entitlements under the Canada Labour Code 

Sick Days:  3 days’ paid Medical Leave after 30 days’ continuous service plus 1 additional paid day after each month of service up to 10 paid days per year, which carry forward to the next year as long as employee’s total allotment of paid days for the year doesn’t exceed 10

Leaves of Absence (all leaves are unpaid unless specified otherwise):   

27 weeks’ Medical Leave
Paid Maternity Reassignment Leave while the employer considers the pregnant employee’s request for reassignment or job modification
Unpaid Maternity Reassignment Leave for duration of risks indicated in the pregnant employee’s medical certificate if a requested reassignment or job modification is not reasonably practicable
17 weeks’ Maternity Leave
63 weeks’ Parental Leave
8 weeks’ Stillbirth Pregnancy Loss Leave, the first 3 days of which are paid for employees with 3 consecutive months’ service, if pregnancy ends in a stillbirth
3 days’ Pregnancy Loss Leave, which are paid, for employees with 3 consecutive months’ service, if pregnancy ends for reasons other than a stillbirth
5 days’ Personal Leave, the first 3 days of which are paid for employees with 3 consecutive months’ service, to take care of family obligations or attend the employee’s citizenship ceremony
10 days’ Family Violence Leave, the first 5 days of which are paid for employees with 3 consecutive months’ service, if the employee or their child is a victim of family violence
5 days’ Aboriginal Practices Leave for Aboriginal employees with at least 3 months of continuous employment
28 weeks’ Compassionate Care Leave to care for a family member with a serious medical condition carrying a significant risk of death
37 weeks’ Critical Illness Leave to care for a child under age 18
17 weeks’ Critical Illness Leave to care for an adult family member
24 months’ Reservist Leave in a 60-month period, except in the event of a national emergency in which case no limit applies
156 weeks’ Child Disappearance Leave if employee’s child disappears as a probable result of a crime
156 weeks’ Child Death Leave if employee’s child dies as a probable result of a crime
10 days’ Bereavement Leave, the first 3 days of which are paid for employees with 3 continuous months of service, for death of an immediate family member
8 weeks’ Child Death Bereavement Leave, the first 3 days of which are paid for employees with 3 continuous months of service, for death of the employee’s child or the child of the employee’s spouse or common-law partner
Jury Duty Leave for as long as necessary for employee to participate in a judicial proceeding as a juror, witness or candidate for a juror position

Vacation: Employee must work 1 full year with same employer before being entitled to vacation time:

2 weeks’ vacation with pay after 1 year of employment with the same employer, payable at 4% of earnings
3 weeks’ vacation with pay after 5 consecutive years of employment with the same employer, payable at 6% of earnings
4 weeks’ vacation with pay after 10 consecutive years of employment with the same employer, payable at 8% of earnings

Statutory Holidays: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, National Day for Truth & Reconciliation, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.

Stat Holiday Pay:

(If worked): Time and a half for hours worked on the holiday plus at least 1/20 of the wages, excluding overtime pay, earned in 4-week period immediately before the week in which the general holiday occurs
(If not worked): At least 1/20 of the wages, excluding overtime pay, earned in 4-week period immediately before the week in which the general holiday occurs

PAY:  
Minimum Wage: $17.75 per hour or the local minimum wage in the province or territory where the employee works, whichever is higher

Standard Work Hours: 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week, Sunday to Saturday, unless an averaging agreement or modified work schedule applies

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION: N/A