Section 206.8 — Canada Labour Code: Leave — five days

Every employee who is an Aboriginal person and who has completed three consecutive months of continuous employment with an employer is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment of up to five days in every calendar year, in order to enable the employee to engage in traditional Aboriginal practices, including hunting; fishing; harvesting; and any practice prescribed by regulation. The leave of absence may be taken in one or more periods. The employer may require that each period of leave be not less than one day’s duration. The employer may, in writing and no later than 15 days after an employee’s return to work, request the employee to provide documentation that shows the employee as an Aboriginal person. The employee shall provide that documentation only if it is reasonably practicable for him or her to obtain and provide it. For the purposes of this section, Aboriginal means Indian, Inuit or Métis.