Annual Vacation (paid). General Holidays (paid). Family Leave (unpaid). Maternity Leave (unpaid). Attachment Leave for Adoption and Surrogacy (unpaid). Parental Leave (unpaid). Compassionate Care Leave (unpaid). Leave Related to Critical Illness (critically ill child) (unpaid). Leave Related to Critical Illness (critically ill adult) (unpaid). Long-Term Leave for Serious Injury or Illness (unpaid). Unpaid Leave for Organ Donation (unpaid). Public Health Emergency Leave — COVID-19 (unpaid). COVID-19 Vaccination Leave (paid).
Effective from ; verified on . Manitoba's own rule.
Annual Vacation (paid). General Holidays (paid). Family Leave (unpaid). Maternity Leave (unpaid). Attachment Leave for Adoption and Surrogacy (unpaid). Parental Leave (unpaid). Compassionate Care Leave (unpaid). Leave Related to Critical Illness (critically ill child) (unpaid). Leave Related to Critical Illness (critically ill adult) (unpaid). Long-Term Leave for Serious Injury or Illness (unpaid). Unpaid Leave for Organ Donation (unpaid). Public Health Emergency Leave — COVID-19 (unpaid). COVID-19 Vaccination Leave (paid).
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Programs
Name
Annual Vacation
Paid
yes
Condition
An employer shall pay to an employee who is entitled to an annual vacation, for each week of the vacation, a vacation allowance consisting of 2% of the wages that the employee earned in the year of employment in respect of which the employee is entitled to the annual vacation. An employer shall give an employee an annual vacation not later than 10 months after the employee becomes entitled to it.
Funded by
employer
Leave type
vacation
Service tiers
Annual max
2
Service min months
12
Vacation pay percent
4
Annual max
3
Service min months
60
Vacation pay percent
6
Annual max unit
weeks
Eligibility service months
12
Name
General Holidays
Paid
yes
Condition
Holiday pay must not be less than the employee's wage for regular hours of work on a normal workday; where hours or wages vary, holiday pay is 5% of the employee's total wages, excluding overtime wages, for the four-week period immediately preceding the holiday. General holidays: New Year's Day, Louis Riel Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, July 1, Labour Day, Orange Shirt Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day.
Upcoming changes
No published changes are waiting to take effect.
Change history
Province: Manitoba
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paid_leave in ca-mb: version 2, effective 2026-10-24, published (new)
Annual Vacation (paid). General Holidays (paid). Family Leave (unpaid). Maternity Leave (unpaid). Attachment Leave for Adoption and Surrogacy (unpaid). Parental Leave (unpaid). Compassionate Care Leave (unpaid). Leave Related to Critical Illness (critically ill child) (unpaid). Leave Related to Critical Illness (critically ill adult) (unpaid). Long-Term Leave for Serious Injury or Illness (unpaid). Unpaid Leave for Organ Donation (unpaid). Public Health Emergency Leave — COVID-19 (unpaid). COVID-19 Vaccination Leave (paid).
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Funded by
employer
Annual max
9
Leave type
vacation
Annual max unit
days
Name
Family Leave
Paid
no
Condition
An employee who has been employed for at least 30 days may take up to three days of unpaid leave each year, but only to the extent that the leave is necessary (a) for the health of the employee; or (b) for the employee to meet their family responsibilities in relation to a family member.
Annual max
3
Leave type
sick
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
days
Name
Maternity Leave
Paid
no
Condition
Employed by the same employer for at least seven consecutive months; a period of not more than 17 weeks if the date of delivery is on or before the estimated date, or 17 weeks plus the time between the estimated date and the date of delivery if later.
Annual max
17
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Eligibility service months
7
Name
Attachment Leave for Adoption and Surrogacy
Paid
no
Condition
Unpaid leave of absence of up to 16 continuous weeks for carrying out responsibilities related to a placement (adoption or arrival of a newborn born to a surrogate).
Annual max
16
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Eligibility service months
7
Name
Parental Leave
Paid
no
Condition
Unpaid parental leave to a maximum of 63 continuous weeks; employee must give written notice at least four weeks before the leave; must commence not later than 18 months after the child is born or adopted or comes into the employee's care.
Annual max
63
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Eligibility service months
7
Name
Compassionate Care Leave
Paid
no
Condition
Employed by the same employer for at least 90 days; up to 28 weeks to provide care or support to a seriously ill family member; no more than two periods of leave totalling no more than 28 weeks, which must end no later than 52 weeks after the first period began; physician's certificate required.
Annual max
28
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Name
Leave Related to Critical Illness (critically ill child)
Paid
no
Condition
Employed by the same employer for at least 30 days; up to 37 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill child who is a family member; leave must end no later than 52 weeks after the first period of leave began.
Annual max
37
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Name
Leave Related to Critical Illness (critically ill adult)
Paid
no
Condition
Employed by the same employer for at least 90 days; up to 17 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill adult who is a family member; leave must end no later than 52 weeks after the first period of leave began.
Annual max
17
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Name
Long-Term Leave for Serious Injury or Illness
Paid
no
Condition
Up to 27 weeks in any 52-week period, if the employee has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days; physician's certificate that the employee is expected to be incapable of working for at least two weeks.
Annual max
27
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Name
Unpaid Leave for Organ Donation
Paid
no
Condition
Employed by the same employer for at least 30 days; unpaid leave of up to 13 weeks for the purpose of donating an organ; leave may be extended more than once, but the total extension period must not exceed 13 weeks.
Annual max
13
Leave type
family_medical
Job protected
yes
Annual max unit
weeks
Name
Public Health Emergency Leave — COVID-19
Paid
no
Condition
Unpaid leave when, in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in Manitoba, the employee is unable to work for listed reasons (e.g. medical investigation or treatment, quarantine or isolation, caring for a family member). The leave ends when none of those circumstances apply to the employee.
Leave type
sick
Job protected
yes
Name
COVID-19 Vaccination Leave
Paid
yes
Condition
Paid leave for the amount of time the employee is required to be absent from work, up to a maximum of three hours for each time the employee is vaccinated, paid at the regular wage rate.
An employer shall pay to an employee who is entitled to an annual vacation, for each week of the vacation, a vacation allowance consisting of … 2% of the wages that the employee earned in the year of employment in respect of which the employee is entitled to the annual vacation; … An employer shall give an employee an annual vacation not later than 10 months after the employee becomes entitled to it. … An eligible employee is entitled to holiday pay for a day off in relation to a general holiday. … An eligible employee's holiday pay in relation to a general holiday must not be less than the employee's wage for regular hours of work on a normal workday … an eligible employee's holiday pay in relation to a general holiday is 5% of the employee's total wages, excluding overtime wages, for the four-week period immediately preceding the holiday … An employee who has been employed for at least 30 days may take up to three days of unpaid leave each year, but only to the extent that the leave is necessary … (a) for the health of the employee; or … (b) for the employee to meet their family responsibilities in relation to a family member as defined in subsection 59.2(1). … A pregnant employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least seven consecutive months is eligible for unpaid maternity leave. … (a) if the date of delivery is on or before the date estimated in a certificate issued by a physician or midwife, a period of not more than 17 weeks; or … (b) if the date of delivery is after the estimated date, 17 weeks and a period of time equal to the time between the estimated date and the date of delivery. … An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least seven consecutive months is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to 16 continuous weeks for carrying out responsibilities related to a placement. … An employee who adopts or becomes a parent of a child is entitled to unpaid parental leave to a maximum of 63 continuous weeks if … (a) the employee has been employed by the employer for at least seven consecutive months; … A parental leave must commence not later than 18 months after the date on which the child is born or adopted or comes into the care of the employee. … an employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days is entitled to unpaid compassionate care leave of up to 28 weeks to provide care or support to a seriously ill family member. … An employee may take no more than two periods of leave totalling no more than 28 weeks, which must end no later than 52 weeks after the day the first period of leave began. … An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 30 days is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence from employment of up to 37 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill child who is a family member of the employee. … An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence from employment of up to 17 weeks to provide care or support to a critically ill adult who is a family member of the employee. … A leave must end no later than 52 weeks after the day the first period of leave began. … An employee who is seriously injured or ill is entitled to an unpaid leave of absence of up to 27 weeks in any 52-week period, if the employee has been employed by the same employer for at least 90 days. … An employee who has been employed by the same employer for at least 30 days is entitled to unpaid leave of up to 13 weeks for the purpose of donating an organ. … A leave may be extended more than once, but the total extension period must not exceed 13 weeks. … An employee is entitled to unpaid public health emergency leave if, in relation to the pandemic in Manitoba caused by the communicable disease known as COVID-19, they are unable to perform their work because … The leave ends when none of those circumstances apply to the employee. … An employee is entitled to paid leave for the purpose of being vaccinated against the communicable disease known as COVID-19. … Paid leave under this section is for the amount of time the employee is required to be absent from work, up to a maximum of three hours for each time the employee is vaccinated. … the employer must pay the employee … At the end of an employee's leave under this Division, the employer shall reinstate the employee to the position the employee occupied when the leave began or to a comparable position, with not less than the wages and any other benefits earned by the employee immediately before the leave began.
Employees must receive at least two weeks of vacation after each of the first four years of employment. After completing 5 years of work with the same employer, employees must receive a minimum of 3 weeks of vacation. … Employees who are entitled to two weeks of vacation receive 4% of their gross wages as vacation pay and employees with three weeks’ vacation receive 6%. … Employees are eligible for vacation once they have completed one year of work … There are nine general holidays throughout the year