Yes, we are moving G-10.
New clause 7 would add a transitional provision.
I move that Bill C-222 be amended by adding after line 31 on page 2 the following:
Transitional Provision
7 (1) Section 210 of the Canada Labour Code, as amended by section 6, applies to an employee if, on the day on which section 6 comes into force,
(a) the period during which the employee is entitled to take leave under subsection 210(1.01) of that Act, as it read immediately before section 6 comes into force, has not ended; or
(b) the employee is on, or entitled to be on, leave under section 206 of that Act.
The next subclause deals with periods of leave.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), an employee who has taken two periods of leave under subsection 210(1.2) of the Canada Labour Code before the day on which section 6 comes into force may, despite that subsection, take one additional period of leave.
The new clause 7 would add a transitional provision to Bill C-222 to ensure that any employee who is within the eligibility period for bereavement leave or for maternity leave on the day the changes to the code come into force is entitled to take the additional two weeks of bereavement leave. It would also ensure that an employee who is on maternity leave when the changes come into force may complete their maternity leave before taking the full 10 weeks of bereavement leave.
In addition, if an employee has taken a maximum number of periods of bereavement leave—that is, two—before the coming into force of these changes, they may take a third period to avail themselves of the additional weeks of leave, provided that they are still within the eligibility period.