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Maternity leave
In Canada, maternity benefits for working mothers and parents remain the responsibility of the federal government. Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) gives paid maternity leave for 15 weeks. To receive maternity benefits the woman is required to have worked for 600 hours in the last 52 weeks or since your last claim. A woman need to prove your pregnancy by signing a statement declaring the expected due or actual date of birth.

If your baby is hospitalized, then the 17 week limit can be extended for every week your child is in the hospital up to 52 weeks — following the week of the child's birth.
 

 

Parental Benefits
Parental benefits are payable either to the biological or adoptive parents while they are caring for a new-born or an adopted child, up to a maximum of 35 weeks. To receive parental benefits you are required to have worked for 600 hours in the last 52 weeks or since your last claim. You must sign a statement declaring the newborn's date of birth, or, when there is an adoption, the child's date of placement for the purpose of the adoption, and the name and address of the adoption authority.
 

 

Service Canada Centre
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/gateways/nav/top_nav/our_offices.shtml#02

   
 

 

   
 

Annual Vacation Time
A worker is entitled to a paid annual vacation time in most jurisdictions across Canada.
 

   
 

Province

Vacation Time

 

Weeks/Year

After 5 years

Alberta

2

3

British Columbia

2

3

Manitoba

2

3

New Brunswick

2

--

Newfoundland

2

3 after 15 years

Nova Scotia

2

--

Nunavut

2

3

North West Territories

2

3

Ontario

2

--

Prince Edward Island

2

3

Quebec

2

3

Saskatchewan

3

4 after 10 years

Yukon

2

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Source: Provincial Governments. 2006.

   
       

 

 

 

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