SOCIOL 1C03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Parental Leave, Family Law, Deindustrialization
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Limitations of policy in canada are revealed when we compare canada to other countries. In canada main forms of support include. Maternity leave & parental leave benefits (job protection, and being able to access benefits. ) Family supplement- for low income families receiving el. Leaves include financial benefits through the el system. Maternity leave: 15-18 weeks; only biological & surrogate mothers. Parental leave: 32-52 weeks for total amount of benefits; trudeau recently extended this to 18 months. for biological or adoptive parents, could be fathers too. Money doesn"t increase due to the amount of children you have, ie. 1 vs 3. Trudeau offered higher benefits over first 12 months, or lower money over 18 months. Canadian workers who are employed in insurable employment. Must meet criteria to receive el or parental benefits. Workers normal weekly earnings are reduced by more than 40% Applicant has at last 600 hours of insurable earnings during the qualifying period.
