Employees may also take up to 12 workweeks of FMLA in a 12-month period to care for a family member who has a serious health condition. An FMLA serious health condition generally involves a period of incapacity.
In Ontario, live-in caregivers get a mandatory eight-hour sleep break during a 24-hour shift. In addition, they are entitled to a 4-hour break during the day and are allowed to leave the home if they choose. So typically, a live-in caregiver is on duty for 12-hours.
Family Medical Leave is unpaid, job-protected leave of up to twenty eight (28) weeks in a 26-week period.
You could receive 55% of your earnings, up to a maximum of $695 a week for 2025 with EI caregiving benefits.