Fathers or adoptive parents who want to extend their parental leave to add the additional 26 weeks to the allowed 37 weeks under employment / labour standards legislation face the same situation. (slaw.ca)
Existing leave provisions under provincial employment or labour standards legislation remain unchanged by Budget 2017. (labourandemploymentlaw.com)
Furthermore, the amendments grant the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour the power to order employer to perform an internal audit of their practices, books, payroll, and other records to establish compliance with labour standards legislation, including vacation entitlements, statutory leaves, hours of work, etc.. (williamshrlaw.com)