Family medical leave in Ontario gives you the legal right under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA) to take unpaid, job-protected time off — up to 28 weeks in a 52-week period — to care for a family member with a serious medical condition that carries a significant risk of death within 26 weeks.
Under the ESA, you have the right to take up to 28 weeks of unpaid leave in a 52-week period to care for a critically ill loved one. This leave is fully protected — your employer can’t fire or penalize you for it.
The qualifying medical condition must come with a medical certificate from a physician or a nurse practitioner, confirming the seriousness and risk of death within 26 weeks.
Related: Ontario employees may also qualify for Family Responsibility Leave, which provides up to three unpaid days each year for urgent family matters.
The required document is the official Medical Certificate to Support Entitlement to Family Medical Leave, which also covers family caregiver leave and critical illness leave. This is the family medical leave ontario form under the ESA — not the EI compassionate care form.
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