On November 12, 2025, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia announced the amendment of the province’s Employment Standards Act Regulation to immediately bar employers from asking for a sick note for a worker’s first two health-related, short-term absences of five consecutive days or fewer in a calendar year.
Under the current Employment Standards Act, employees in British Columbia are entitled to five paid and three unpaid sick days per calendar year after ninety days of employment. The new regulation specifically restricts when employers can require a sick note from a physician for these short-term absences.
Although the requirement for a sick note is now more restricted, employers remain entitled to request reasonably sufficient proof of the employee’s need for leave. Examples of such documentation include a receipt from a drugstore or pharmacy, a medical identification bracelet from a hospital, or a signed, written attestation from the employee stating that he or she is sick.
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