Staff with files from The Canadian Press
While the debate over paid sick days intensifies across Canada, only two provinces currently offer this benefit on a permanent basis.
On April 30, Ontario passed a three-day sick leave policy to be administered through the Workplace Insurance and Safety Board retroactive to April 19 and ending on Sept. 25. Employers will be reimbursed for up to $200 a day for what they pay out. The policy was introduced after months of pressure from health experts and advocates who said paid sick leave would reduce workplace outbreaks. The province only shifted its stance recently, after the federal government left a national sick-pay benefit unchanged in this month’s budget.