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CAN-2012-L-94222
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Helping Families in Need Act (S.C. 2012, c. 27).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Canada
Subjects (Classification)
Social assistance and services
Adopted on (Date of text)
2012-12-14
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Employment Insurance Act and to make consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations.
This enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to provide an employee with the right to take leave when a child of the employee is critically ill or dies or disappears as the probable result of a crime. It also makes technical amendments to that Act.
Furthermore, the enactment amends the Employment Insurance Act to provide benefits to claimants who are providing care or support to their critically ill child and to facilitate access to sickness benefits for claimants who are in receipt of parental benefits.
Lastly, the enactment makes consequential amendments to the Income Tax Act and the Income Tax Regulations.
Amended Text region
Amended text(s)
1985 (CAN-1985-L-31449)
Canada Labour Code [R.S.C., 1985, c. L-2].
Amended text(s)
1996-06-20 (CAN-1996-L-44803)
Employment Insurance Act [1996, c. 23].
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Department of Justice
Country
Canada
URL
http://laws.justice.gc.ca
File
CAN94222.pdf (PDF of Act)