The Government of Canada has announced new changes to ensure federally-regulated workers have access to medical leave without a medical certificate for absences of more than 3 days.
On September 25, 2021, medical certificate requirements will be reinstated.
Currently, as an employee working in a federally regulated workplace, you may be entitled to 2 unpaid leaves related to COVID-19:
But you can still have access to certain benefits such as:
For more information, please visit https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/portfolio/labour/notice-covid-19.html#h2.06-h3.02