Table 3

Canadian antepartum leave provisions as of 2016

ProvinceWeekPeriod of call duty
Ontario27No call duty
Quebec20No call duty Exempt from night shifts 2 consecutive days off/wk
Manitoba31No overnight call
Alberta27No shifts > 12 h
No shifts between 12 midnight and 6 am
Saskatchewan28No night call
British Columbia24No > 12 continuous hours
Maritimes28No overnight call
Newfoundland and Labrador32No on-call or in-hospital duty period after 5 pm
No duty 8 am Saturday to 8 am Monday