Jurisdiction
Provisions
Employment Standards
National
5 days of leave in a calendar year for sick leave or related to the health or care of a family member.
After 3 consecutive months with the employer, the employee is entitled to the first 3 days of leave at their regular rate of pay.
Alberta
5 unpaid days of leave in a calendar year for sick leave or family care responsibilities after 90 days of employment with the same employer.
British Columbia
3 days of unpaid sick leave in addition to 5 paid days for personal illness or injury after 90 days of employment with the same employer.
Manitoba
3 unpaid days of leave in a year for sick leave or for family care responsibilities after 30 days of employment with the employer.
New Brunswick
5 unpaid days of leave in a calendar year for sick leave after 90 days of employment and 3 unpaid days of leave in a calendar year for family care responsibility leave.
Newfoundland & Labrador
7 unpaid days of leave for sick leave or family responsibility leave in a year after 30 continuous days of employment with the same employer.
Northwest Territories
5 unpaid days during each 12-month period for sick leave after 30 consecutive days of employment with the employer.
Nova Scotia
3 unpaid days of leave in a year for leave due to the sickness of a child, parent or family member; or for medical, dental or other similar appointments during working hours.
Nunavut
Unclear
Ontario
3 unpaid days of leave in a calendar year for a personal illness, injury or medical emergency after two consecutive weeks of employment with the same employer; 3 unpaid days of leave for illness, injury or medical emergency of a family member after two consecutive weeks with the same employer; and, 8 weeks of unpaid leave to provide care or support to a family member that has a serious medical condition.
Prince Edward Island
5 unpaid days of leave in a calendar year for sick leave after 3 months of continuous employment; 1 paid day of leave in a calendar year, in addition to any unpaid leave that the worker is entitled to, after five continuous years of employment; and, 3 unpaid days of leave in a calendar year for family care responsibility leave after six continuous months with the same employer.
Québec
2 paid days of leave to take care of a relative or person with whom they act as an informal caregiver or in the case of sickness after 3 months of employment; 10 days per year to fulfil obligations relating to the care, health or education of the employee’s child or the child of the employee’s spouse, or because of the state of health of a relative or a person for whom the employee acts as a caregiver and the first 2 days shall be paid according to a formula, and after 3 months of continuous employment.
Saskatchewan
0 days of paid leave and 12 days of unpaid sick leave or for the care of family members.
Yukon
There is a new Paid Sick Leave Rebate Program that will cover workers and self-employed workers of Yukon. The rebate, paid to employers and self-employed workers, covers up to 40 hours of sick leave for eligible employees and self-employed workers making less than or equal to $33.94 hourly and who do not have access to 40 hours of paid sick leave through their employer. The program will cover sick leave taken from April 1, 2023 to March 31, 2025.
