Federally Regulated Employers, Take Note: New Paid Sick Leave Entitlements Take Effect Next Month

On Monday, November 7, 2022, the Federal Government published the final regulations under theCanada Labour Codeto implement ten days of paid sick leave for workers in federally regulated industries such as aviation, telecommunications, interprovincial transportation, and banking.

As of December 31, 2022, employees who have been continuously employed for at least 30 days will have access to three days of paid sick leave. As of February 1, 2023, employees will acquire a fourth day of paid sick leave and will continue to accumulate one day each month up to a maximum of 10 days per year.

If an employee does not use all of their paid leave in a calendar year, their accumulated entitlement will carry over into the next year, but each day carried over will reduce by one the number of days that can be earned in the next year.