Advocates, NDP welcome ‘long overdue’ paid sick day legislation for federally regulated employees

But the CFIB says it's wary of the legislation, saying it expects the government to introduce bills favouring economic growth—and not additional costs to be taken on by small business owners.

Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan recently told reporters that 58 per cent of working Canadians have no paid sick days, and that many take between eight and 10 sick days a year without any remuneration.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

December 2, 2021

Small business advocates and the NDP, who have been calling for the introduction of paid sick leave by the federal government for months, say they welcome the tabling of the government's legislation that would provide federally regulated workers with 10 days of paid sick leave per year. The legisla...

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