In this paper, we explore parental leave policy through the lens of first time mothers in Canada, where two distinct policy regimes coexist. Using narrative analysis, we examine the ways in which the transition to motherhood is embodied and enacted through policy experiences. The stories we ...
Canada’s ’use-it-or-lose-it’ parental leave is now coming three months early, in March The federal government initially set June 2019 as the start date — but now the Liberals say parents can become eligible for the extra weeks in mid-March...
Also, if you are still at work but need time off sick with an illness caused by your pregnancy in the 4 weeks before your baby is due, your maternity leave will start when you go off sick. If you are already on sick leave due to a pregnancy-related illness, your sick...
Thus we see that, despite being called parental leave, both Australia and New Zealand provide paid leave to the mother in the first instance, transferable to a father or primary carer under certain conditions. In the UK, Ireland and Canada the term maternity leave is still used, although in...
The Province of Quebec has a plan mandatory paid parental leave program called the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP). The QPIP is a social insurance program that was designed to help Quebecois parents spend a year at home after the birth or adoption of a child. Wager earners, employers...
Much research has examined fathers' use of parental leave in the international context, focusing on the role of state policies and/or the influence of the family in shaping fathers' leave decisions. Missing from these analyses is an examination of how the workplace context might shape fathers' ...
Maternity and parental leave policies are on the forefront of the current political agenda in Canada. This paper answers the question: does maternity and parental leave (M/PL) policy raise or lower the probability of employment for a woman? One unique feature of M/PL policy in Canada is the...
Stakeholders were also advised they were able to leave the workshop at any time and did not have to contribute to discussions or activities if they did not want to. Public involvement and engagement in study design Throughout the ORACLE project we have worked closely with the National Children...
Significant effects of HiBET diet were found on parental egg and liver weights, G1 hatch, liver and female reproductive tract weights, egg productivity, latency to leave the OFT central zone, male baseline 11-dehydrocorticosterone, and female androstenedione plasma concentrations. In ovo treatment...
parents’ insights, there may be potential to pilot an initial assessment question around poverty within midwifery services for expectant parents and their families, to identify need for additional support. A single question approach has been developed in Canada for primary-care practitioners, mainly ...