Bill C-307: An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave)

Bill C-307 If you have any questions or comments regarding the accessibility of this publication, please contact us at [email protected]. First Reading LEGISinfo Bilingual view XML PDF Skip to Document Navigation Skip to Document Content ENGLISHSUMMARYSUMMARY1 Canada Labour Code1 Canada Labour Code Second Session, Forty-third Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-307 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave) FIRST READING, June 3, 2021 Mr. Kmiec 432106 SUMMARY This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to extend the period during which an employee may take a leave of absence from employment in the event of the death of a child under 18 years of age or for whom a caregiver credit can be claimed under the Income Tax Act and to provide for the entitlement of an employee to a leave of absence in the event of the loss of an unborn child. Available on the House of Commons website at the following address: www.ourcommons.ca 2nd Session, 43rd Parliament, 69-70 Elizabeth II, 2020-2021 HOUSE OF COMMONS OF CANADA BILL C-307 An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (bereavement leave) Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows: R.‍S.‍, c. L-2 Canada Labour Code 1 Subsection 210(1) of the Canada Labour Code is replaced by the following: Employee entitled 210 (1) Except when subsection (1.‍01) or (1.‍02) applies, every employee is entitled to and shall be granted, in the event of the death of a member of their immediate family, a leave of absence from employment of up to five days that may be taken during the period that begins on the day on which the death occurs and ends six weeks after the latest of the days on which any funeral, burial or memorial service of that immediate family member occurs. Employee entitled — child (1.‍01) Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted, in the event of the death of a child of the employee or the death of a child of their spouse or common-law partner, a leave of absence from employment of up to eight weeks that may be taken during the period that begins on the day on which the death occurs and ends 12 weeks after the latest of the days on which any funeral, burial or memorial service of the child occurs. Employee entitled — stillbirth (1.‍02) Every employee is entitled to and shall be granted, in the event of a stillbirth experienced by them or their spouse or common-law partner, a leave of absence from employment of up to eight weeks that may be taken during the period that begins on the day on which the stillbirth occurs and ends 12 weeks after the latest of the days on which any funeral, burial or memorial service in respect of the stillbirth occurs. Definitions (1.‍03) The following definitions apply in this section. child means (a) a person who is under 18 years of age; or (b) a person in respect of whom the employee or their spouse or common-law partner, as the case may be, is entitled to the Canada caregiver credit under paragraph 118(1)‍(d) of the Income Tax Act. (enfant) stillbirth means the complete expulsion or extraction of a fetus from a person after the twentieth week of pregnancy or after the fetus has attained at least 500 g, without any breathing, beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or movement of voluntary muscle from the fetus after the expulsion or extraction.‍ (mortinaissance) Published under authority of the Speaker of the House of Commons Publication Explorer Publication Explorer ParlVU