What is the difference between parental leave and adoptive leave?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Adekayode v Halifax (Regional Municipality), 2015 CanLII 13866 (NS HRC):
76. To me, the two leaves – parental and adoptive – do have a similar purpose at the most relevant and important level: they both provide a period of leave for persons who have to cope with a new addition to their family. The adjustments required in each case are not exactly the same, but they do share this most important common ground. I believe both circumstances can be included in the phrase appearing in the passage from Schafer v. Canada (Attorney General), supra, that both leaves are essentially concerned with “the social needs of child care”.
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