Sick pay & emergency leave

Sick pay is a benefit an employer may provide that allows employees to stay at home to address health concerns with/or without pay.  Sick pay laws and regulations vary by province & territory. If you have any questions regarding labour and pay requirements, please contact your provincial or territorial agency.

Alberta

• https://www.alberta.ca/employment-standards.aspx

British Columbia

• https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/time-off

Manitoba

• https://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/factsheet.html

New Brunswick

• https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/post-secondary_education_training_and_labour/People/content/EmploymentStandards.html

Newfoundland & Labrador

• https://www.gov.nl.ca/aesl/faq/labourstandards/

Nova Scotia

• https://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/leaveparentcourt.asp

Ontario

• https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act/personal-emergency-leave

Prince Edward Island

• https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/justice-and-public-safety/sick-leave

Quebec

• https://www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca/en/leaves-and-absences/sickness-an-organ-or-tissue-donation-for-transplant-accident-and-family-obligations/index.html

Saskatchewan

• https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/employment-standards

Northwest Territories

• https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/employment-standards/frequently-asked-questions

Nunavut

• https://www.gov.nu.ca/human-resources

Yukon

• https://yukon.ca/en/employment

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