On October 29, 2014, three new statutory leaves of absence applicable to employees in Ontario came into effect under the Employment Standards Act, 2000: Family Caregiver Leave, Critically Ill Child Care Leave and Crime-Related Child Death or Disappearance Leave.
The Ministry of Labour has created a website to provide information on these new leaves, which can be accessed here.
In addition, our prior article explaining the three new leaves of absence can be accessed here.