Table 5 Key policy recommendations for CCB based on a comparison to similar MLB features
Key feature of MLB endorsed | Comparable feature currently available through CCB | Policy recommendation(s) for CCB |
|---|---|---|
Recommendation A | ||
● Introduction of longer MLB lengths (upwards of 50 weeks) | ● Eight weeks of CCB leave allocated, with only six weeks of financial compensation | ● Increase the length of CCB leave, possibly to the length recognized as the end-of-life period by Service Canada (the last six months of life)1 |
● Increases in MLB lengths at several points during the evolution of the policy | ||
Recommendation B | ||
● Flexibility in when the MLB leave is taken | ● CCB leave must be taken in the six months prior to death, and end with death of the care recipient, regardless of how much of the eight weeks of leave was taken | ● Allow caregivers to carry some of the CCB leave over to the bereavement period to allow them time to grieve and manage funeral arrangements |
● MLB may be split up before and after birth or adoption | ||
Recommendation C | ||
● Flexibility in option for multiple applicants | ● Only eight weeks of CCB leave are assigned for each care recipient, regardless of the number of caregivers splitting the leave | ● Allow multiple applicants each their own CCB leave, instead of limiting the leave to one per care-recipient |
● Additional leave given for biological fathers and adoptive parents | ||
Recommendation D | ||
● More generous application process for mother’s applying a second time within a short period | ● No special consideration for caregivers called upon to provide end-of-life care and support multiple times within a short time period | ● Reduce the number of qualifying hours needed for applicants who are applying again within a short time after the first leave was taken |
● Reduced number of hours needed to qualify | ||