FXT11.01

Pregnancy and parental leaves will be granted to employees under the terms of the Employment Standards Act, 2000. Pregnancy leave shall be granted for up to seventeen (17) weeks and may begin no earlier than seventeen (17) weeks before the expected birth date.

FXT11.02

Where the child in respect of whom the employee takes parental leave was born or came into the employee’s custody, care and control for the first time before December 3, 2017, parental leaves shall be granted for up to thirty-five (35) weeks for an employee who has also taken pregnancy leave referred to in Article FXT11.01 and for up to thirty-seven (37) weeks for other employees.

FXT11.03

Where the child in respect of whom the employee takes parental leave was born or came into the employee’s custody, care and control for the first time on or after December 3, 2017, parental leaves shall be granted for up to sixty-one (61) weeks for an employee who has also taken pregnancy leave referred to in Article FXT11.01 and for up to sixty-three (63) weeks for other employees,

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