Canada Labour Standards Regulations

29 For the purposes of Divisions IV, VII, VIII, X, XI, XIII and XIV of the Act, the absence of an employee from employment shall be deemed not to have interrupted continuity of employment where

• (a) the employee is absent from employment as a result of a lay-off that is not a termination under these Regulations; or

• (b) the employer permits or condones the employee’s absence from employment.