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e-4038 (Employment and labour)

E-petition
Initiated by Ayaan Virani from Markham, Ontario

Original language of petition: English

Petition to the Government of Canada

Whereas:
  • A large majority of Canadians, including 65% of millennials, report that they lack an adequate work-life balance;
  • Everyone should have an adequate amount of time off from work to spend with their family and those they love without feeling stigmatized or otherwise negatively pressured;
  • The government has committed to improving work-life balance for workers under its jurisdiction;
  • The government's consultations on modernizing federal labour standards in 2018 showed that a majority of stakeholders were in favour of adding more paid vacation days for employees;
  • Research shows that more paid vacation is beneficial to the health, happiness and productivity of workers, the tourism sector and the economy at large; and
  • Peer nations of Canada, such as France, have had labour laws providing for four weeks of paid vacation since the 1970s.
We, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to amend the Canada Labour Code to provide a basic entitlement of four weeks of paid vacation, up from the current two weeks, for every completed "year of employment", increased to five weeks of paid vacation after five consecutive years of service with the same employer, and six weeks of paid vacation after ten consecutive years in order to:
1. Allow people to spend more time making memories for a lifetime with their families and those they love;
2. Reduce burnout, the massive economic costs of absenteeism and improve employee health and productivity;
3. Rebuild Canada’s tourism and hospitality sector in the post COVID-19 era; and
4. Make Canada an even better place to live, work, grow and play.
Open for signature
June 17, 2022, at 4:04 p.m. (EDT)
Closed for signature
October 15, 2022, at 4:04 p.m. (EDT)
Photo - Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
Beaches—East York
Liberal Caucus
Ontario