Canada Labour Standards Regulations

33.01 (1) The requirement set out in subsection 239(2) of the Act for an employee to provide a certificate issued by a health care practitioner on request of the employer does not apply during the period beginning on the day on which this section comes into force and ending on September 25, 2021.

(2) During the period referred to in subsection (1), if a medical leave of absence is three days or longer, the employer may require that the employee provide a written declaration attesting to the fact that the employee was incapable of working for the period of time that they were absent from work.