LEAVE FOR TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. Subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer, fifteen (15) hours of leave with pay and twenty-two decimal five (22.5) hours of leave without pay per fiscal year shall be granted to an employee who self-declares as an Indigenous person and who requests leave to engage in traditional Indigenous practices, including land-based activities such as hunting, fishing, and harvesting. For the purposes of this article, an Indigenous person means First Nations, Inuit or Métis.
LEAVE FOR TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. (a) Subject to operational requirements as determined by the Employer, fifteen (15) hours of leave with pay and twenty-two decimal five (22.5) hours of leave without pay per fiscal year shall be granted to an employee who self-declares as an Indigenous person and who requests leave to engage in traditional Indigenous practices, including land-based activities such as hunting, fishing, and harvesting. For the purposes of this article, an Indigenous person means First Nations, Inuit or Métis.
(b) Unless otherwise informed by the Employer, a statement signed by the employee stating that they meet the conditions of this article shall, when delivered to the Employer, be considered as meeting the requirements of this article.
(c) An employee who intends to request leave under this article must give notice to the Employer as far in advance as possible before the requested period of leave.
(d) As an alternative to leave without pay as per paragraph 17.25(a), at the request of the employee and at the discretion of the Employer, time off with pay, up to a total amount of twenty-two decimal five (22.5) hours, may be granted to the employee in order to fulfill their traditional Indigenous practices. The number of hours with pay so granted must be made up hour for hour within a period of six (6) months, at times agreed to by the Employer. Hours worked as a result of time off granted under this clause shall not be compensated nor should they result in any additional payments by the Employer.
(e) Leave or time off under this article may be taken in one or more periods. Each period of leave shall not be less than seven decimal five (7.5) hours.
LEAVE FOR TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. A Graduate Assistant who self-identifies as an indigenous person shall be granted an unpaid leave of absence of up to five days in every calendar year to engage in traditional practices, including: a) Hunting; b) Fishing; c) Harvesting; and d) ceremonial practices. The unpaid leave of absence may be taken in one or more periods. A Graduate Assistant requesting Leave for Traditional Indigenous Practices shall make their request to their Graduate Assistantship Supervisor no later than 10 days before the proposed leave. Leave requests shall not be unreasonably denied.
LEAVE FOR TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. (a) Every employee who is an Indigenous person and who has completed three (3) consecutive months of continuous employment with the Employer is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence with pay from employment of up to five (5) days in every calendar year, in order to enable the employee to engage in traditional Indigenous practices, including, but not limited to:
i) hunting; ii fishing;
LEAVE FOR TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. 17.5.2.1 Every permanent employee who is an Indigenous person is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment of one unpaid day under this article in each fiscal year, in order to enable the employee to engage in traditional Indigenous practices, including:
(a) hunting;
(b) fishing;
(c) harvesting; and
(d) Indigenous ceremonial, cultural or spiritual events
17.5.2.2 The employee shall provide their out-of-scope manager with a minimum of 48 hours’ notice of the planned leave.
17.5.2.3 The College may, on a one-time only basis, request the employee to provide documentation that shows the employee as an Indigenous person.
17.5.2.4 For purposes of this section, “Indigenous” means First Nations, Inuit or Metis.
LEAVE FOR TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. Indigenous employees who have worked for three (3) consecutive months shall be entitled to leave without pay for a maximum of five (5) days per year to participate in traditional Indigenous practices such as hunting, fishing, harvesting, gathering, or other cultural activities.
LEAVE FOR TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. Five days of leave including two days with pay for self-identified Indigenous employees to engage in traditional Indigenous practices including land-based activities such as hunting, fishing and harvesting. The Agency commits to consider the recommendations of the Joint Committee formed by Treasury Board and PSAC to review existing training courses related to employment equity, diversity and inclusion and informal conflict management systems.
LEAVE FOR TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS PRACTICES. Pursuant to the Canada Labour Code, an employee who has self-identified as an Indigenous person (meaning First Peoples of Canada, Indian, Inuit or Metis) and who has been continuously employed for three (3) consecutive months and will be entitled to a leave without pay of up to five (5) working days in every calendar year in order to engage in traditional practices such as hunting, fishing and harvesting and other activities to maintain their culture through traditional practices.
