On March 23, 2023, Ontario released its 2023 Ontario Budget: Building a Strong Ontario (2023 Budget). The Budget provides that Paid Infectious Disease Emergency Leave (Paid IDEL) will expire on March 31, 2023.
Paid IDEL1 first became available when, on April 29, 2021, Bill 284, COVID-19 Putting Workers First Act, 2021 amended the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to require employers to provide employees with up to three days’ pay if they missed work for certain reasons relating to COVID-19, retroactive to April 19, 2021, and until September 25, 2021. Such reasons for leave include getting tested; awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test; being sick with COVID-19; getting individual medical treatment for mental health reasons relating to COVID-19; getting vaccinated; experiencing side effects from a vaccination; self-isolating; and providing care or support to certain relatives for COVID-19-related reasons.
Paid IDEL was extended several times by Regulation. Its most recent extension occurred on July 21, 2022, when Ontario filed Regulation 464/22, amending O. Reg. 228/20: Infectious Disease Emergency Leave Regulation to extend the availability of Paid IDEL until March 31, 2023.
Reimbursement
Eligible employers are entitled to apply for a reimbursement from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) of payments made to employees who take paid IDEL , up to a maximum of $200 per day per employee. Applications for reimbursement can be made through this link; however,...
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