Law to Give Employment Insurance and Labour Code Benefits to Adoptive and Surrogate Parents

This proposed law wanted to change the rules around Employment Insurance (EI) and job protection for new parents. Right now, only birth mothers automatically get EI and job protection when they have a baby. This proposed law wanted to include parents who have a baby through surrogacy. It also wanted to include parents who adopt a child. This means adoptive and surrogate parents could take time off work to care for their new child and get money from the government. This proposed law would affect anyone who becomes a parent through adoption or surrogacy. It would give them the same rights as biological parents when it comes to taking parental leave. It would also affect employers, who would need to allow these parents to take time off work without losing their jobs. This proposed law matters because it would make things fairer for all kinds of families. Right now, adoptive and surrogate parents don't always get the same support as biological parents. This proposed law would help them bond with their new child and provide the care they need. Sadly, this proposed law is not going to happen, so these changes will not be made.

This bill has not yet been published on the government website.