Changes To Employee Paid Sick Leave Provisions In The Canada Labour Code

Significant changes are coming to the employee paid sick leave regime under Part III of the Canada Labour Code (CLC) that will affect employers with one hundred or more employees in federally regulated industries such as banking, aviation, telecommunications, and inter-provincial transportation. Currently, these changes are set to become effective on December 1, 2022.

The major changes at a glance:

• The CLC will now provide up to a maximum of ten days of paid sick leave each calendar year.
• Thirty days after the changes become effective, employees will earn three days of paid sick leave.
• New employees will earn three days of paid sick leave after completing thirty days of continuous employment with the employer.