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Canada actually has paid sick leave for a few years now. If I remember correctly, it’s federally mandated 10 paid sick days and 3 paid personal days.
Unfortunately, that’s at the federal level. Private companies are beholden to the provincial employment laws. A good example is Ontario, which had paid sick days but was repealed in 2018.
And Ontarians haven't learned their lesson over the last 8 years of Dough boy Ford at the helm. He will likely be re-elected and continue to damage the province. The Canadian Conservatives are a fucking disgrace and I wish more people would recognize how shitty they actually are.
I often forget how bad my country folk have it in some places. I'm going to doxx myself a bit here.
I'm a service member in Canada. In my first 5 years of service I received 20 payed annual leave days. After 5 years of service I received 25. At a later date I will receive thirty.
I get every single federal holiday as well as provincial holiday for the province I'm posted to.
At any given time I can request up to 2 days of sick leave/mental health days without a doctor's note. After that I can be given any number of days off signed by a doctor.
If I have a death in the immediate family I can receive 7 days or more of grievance and compassionate leave authorised by a chaplain or my commanding officer.
Further to this, I get 100% dental coverage,my family gets 85%. I get $80k to go to university, $10k for professional development or college courses as well as a whole plethora of other benefits like free eye exams and subsidised glasses.
I want this for all of my countrymen. My (often conservative) countrymen do not want this for themselves. Why? The fact I get all this shows that the Canadian Government is willing to give these benefits to any Canadian. But they don't. Why?
I get these benefits because I was too young and dumb to do anything with my life but join the army?
Good point. I’m in private industry as well but it is federally regulated.
Per what? Per second or per century?
Per year
You guys neee some commies. 3 days of vacation per year sounds pitiful.
This is separate from vacation. Minimum amount of vacation is 2 weeks paid/year.
4 weeks + holidays here.
As someone else mentioned, that doesn't cover everyone. It benefits "federally regulated employees"; but it's a good start.
BC NDP premiere John Horgan (RIP) gave all workers five paid sick days after Covid. Every province should.
Edit: fixed my mistake.