Canada Labour Code

Marginal note:Regulations

247.97 The Governor in Council may make regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Division and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, may make regulations

• (a) specifying the absences that are deemed not to interrupt continuity of employment for the purpose of subsection 247.5(1);

• (b) specifying what constitutes or does not constitute an operation for the purposes of paragraph 247.5(1)(a);

• (c) setting out the activities for the purposes of paragraph 247.5(1)(b);

• (d) defining “annual training” for the purposes of paragraph 247.5(1)(c);

• (e) limiting the duration of the treatment, recovery or rehabilitation referred to in paragraph 247.5(1)(g) or setting out the terms or conditions for the application of that paragraph;

• (f) specifying what constitutes or does not constitute undue hardship for the purposes of subsection 247.5(4);

• (g) specifying what constitutes or does not constitute a valid reason for the purposes of subsection 247.6(1), (2), (3) or (4), 247.7(3) or 247.93(2);

• (h) specifying the circumstances in which section 247.7, subsection 247.8(1), section 247.9 or subsection 247.91(2) do not apply;

• (i) specifying the circumstances in which an employer may not assign an employee to a position with different terms or conditions of employment for the purposes of section 247.94;

• (j) prescribing the maximum duration of a leave of absence that may be taken under this Division;

• (k) specifying the maximum number of leaves of absence — or the maximum duration of leave — that may be taken under this Division within a given period;

• (l) prescribing the classes of employees that are not entitled to a leave of absence under this Division if the Governor in Council is satisfied that the fact of taking leave would cause unreasonable consequences; and

• (m) prescribing the circumstances in which classes of employees are not entitled to a leave of absence under this Division.