What are the regulations around sick leave?

What are the regulations around sick leave?

Employers may offer above and beyond the legislated number of paid and unpaid sick days and may supplement them with pay; an employer may not deduct sick pay from a future paycheque. Sick days generally do not transfer from year to year, and unpaid sick leave does count as continuous employment.

  1. Alberta

    1. No sick leave.

  2. British Columbia

    1. Employees who have been employed for at least 90 days with the same employer are eligible for 5 days of paid sick leave in addition to 3 days of unpaid sick leave.

  3. Manitoba

    1. Workers who have more than 30 days of continuous employment with the same employer receive 3 days of unpaid "family leave," to attend to a personal or familial illness or other "emergency" in a 12 month period. An employer can require "reasonable verification" of the reason for leave.

  4. New Brunswick

    1. Workers who have more than 90 days of continuous employment with the same employer are eligible for 5 days of unpaid leave to due to a personal illness in a 12 month period. An employer can require a medical certificate after 3 days of continuous leave.

  5. Nova Scotia

    1. Workers are entitled to 3 unpaid sick days in a 12 month period. There is no qualification period. Employers can request verification in the form of a doctor's note.

  6. Nunavut

    1. No sick leave

  7. Northwest Territories

    1. No sick leave

  8. Ontario

    1. Workers are entitled to 10 unpaid days off per calendar year for a personal emergency such as an illness, injury, or medical emergency, for themselves or others if their employer employees 50 or more employees. An employer can request "reasonable verification" of the emergency.

  9. Prince Edward Island

    1. Workers are entitled to 3 days off without pay in a 12 month period for sick leave. The employee must have completed 6 weeks of continuous work with the same employer prior to the absence. An employer can request a medical certificate after 3 days of continuous leave.

  10. Quebec

    1. Workers are entitled to up to 26 unpaid weeks off in a 12 month period for recovering from an accident or illness. The employer must work with the employee in good faith to help address his or her health concerns. The employee is entitled to this benefit after 3 months of continuous employment.

  11. Saskatchewan

    1. Workers are entitled to up to 12 weeks in 1 year if for a serious illness or injury and up to 12 days per year for a non-serious injury or illness, or up to 26 weeks if the employee is injured and receiving treatment under the Worker's Compensation Act.

  12. Yukon

    1. Workers are entitled up to 12 days without pay in one year, earning one day a month up to 12 days. An employer may request a doctor's certificate as verification.

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