Quebec fathers and self-employed men get paid parental leave.MONTREAL Montreal (mŏn'trēôl`), Fr. Montréal (môNrāäl`), city (1991 pop. 1,017,666), S Que., Canada, on Montreal island, surrounded by St. Lawrence River and Rivière des Prairies. -- Quebec fathers will get five weeks of parental leave parental leave n. A leave of absence granted to a parent to care for a new baby. to spend with their children and self-employed persons Noun 1. self-employed person - a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them free lance, free-lance, freelance, freelancer, independent also benefit because the federal government and Quebec have an agreement that accommodates Quebec's parental insurance plan with Canada's employment insurance system. The deal signed by four cabinet ministers from Quebec and Ottawa is more generous than the Employment Insurance-based program used elsewhere in Canada. The changes include: * five weeks of paid parental leave, * self-employed parents who are new parents will get paid time off work with the birth of a child, * elimination of the two-week waiting period to receive benefits, * a choice for new mothers: take a larger income for a shorter leave, or take a smaller percentage of their usual income for a period just short of a year. To accommodate the arrangement the federal government is reducing El premiums of workers and employers in the province so that the Quebec government can collect premiums for its own program. Non-residents of Quebec (such as foreign workers foreign workers Those who work in a foreign country without initially intending to settle there and without the benefits of citizenship in the host country. Some are recruited to supplement the workforce of a host country for a limited term or to provide skills on a in Quebec) will continue to be covered by Employment Insurance maternity MATERNITY. The state or condition of a mother. 2. It is either legitimate or natural. The former is the condition of the mother who has given birth to legitimate children, while the latter is the condition of her who has given birth to illegitimate children. and parental benefits. Quebec Family Minister Michelle Courchesne Michelle Courchesne (born May 6, 1953 in Trois-Rivières is a Quebec politician. A member of Quebec Liberal Party, she is the National Assembly Member for the riding of Fabre in Laval, Quebec. says the program will boost the province's birth rate. which has lagged behind the rest of Canada. The agreement affects approximately 80,000 people per year in Quebec. The new program begins on Jan. 1, 2006. |
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