Finance committee  Yes. That information would be part of the education, outreach, and awareness-raising that the labour program inspectors would do with workers and employers should these changes be implemented. I'd like to highlight one other thing, and I think it's very relevant to this because

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  That's our understanding of what will happen based on our consultations. The emphasis on “after the return to work” is consistent with other leaves in the code. In particular, in the case of family violence, there are circumstances where a woman, man, or child needs immediate car

Finance committee  During the consultations we held, we heard very powerful stories from groups representing people with disabilities, not just children. We heard from people with various kinds of illnesses that may be episodic and affect their ability to be in a workplace. You are correct that t

Finance committee  That's a very important question. I think you've zeroed in very quickly on why it's there. The main purpose of this leave is to provide people in untenable situations with support quickly. Being charged with an offence is dealt with through a formal legal or justice system exerci

Finance committee  Yes. There are provisions elsewhere in the code that relate to challenging a decision, filing a complaint, and they would all apply to this particular leave. If someone claimed, for instance, they had been denied the leave unjustly, they could make a complaint to the labour progr

Finance committee  It's very standard under the Canada leave provisions with respect to leaves that someone who is seeking leave indicates to their employer the purpose and the duration of the leave. In the particular case of family violence leave, under the proposed changes an employee would need

Finance committee  That's a power that's given to the Governor in Council. In compliance with the federal regulatory process, which I'm sure you're familiar with, any proposed regulations would go through consultations, various prepublications, and things like that.

Finance committee  Right, and that was the “including” part.

Finance committee  The provision, as I recall, is that the documentation relates specifically to the issue of whether the employee is an aboriginal person.

Finance committee  It's not the purpose.

Finance committee  They would need to be Métis, Indian, or Inuit, which is the definition in the Constitution.

Finance committee  Do you want to try that one, Réal?

Finance committee  I would add that the leave is for five days and it's unpaid, so the chance that someone would falsely claim an entitlement is probably quite small.

Finance committee  There is a regulation-making authority provided for in the proposed legislation to define “family”. At the moment, the most recent definition of “family” in the code is the one related to compassionate care. Logically, that would be a similar one to emulate. It is quite inclusive