The program that requires employers to provide an extra 3 sick days will be extended to December 31.
The Province of Ontario is extending the paid sick leave program to the end of the year. It was supposed to end on September 25.
The Ontario COVID-19 Worker Income Protection Benefit requires employers to pay up to $200 a day for three days if workers are sick, showing symptoms, getting vaccinated or have a mental health issue.
Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development Monte McNaughton issued the following statement regarding the extension.
"Our government’s COVID-19 paid sick leave program was scheduled to end on September 25, 2021. However, in response to new data showing the Delta variant is spreading faster and is more transmissible, we are extending our COVID-19 paid sick leave program until December 31, 2021 to ensure that we continue to get people vaccinated as quickly as possible and protect workers sick from this virus."
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