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MHHS Minimum Housing and Health Standards

MHHS · Municipal Government Act

Part 5 — Councils, Councillors and Council Committees Division 1 Councils and Council Committees

144.1 Bylaws respecting maternity and parental leave for councillors

Current to 2026-05-14 · Official PDF

(1) A council of a municipality may, by bylaw, having
regard to the need to balance councillors' roles as parents with their
responsibilities as representatives of residents, establish whether
councillors are entitled to take leave prior to or after the birth or
adoption of their child.

RSA 2000
Section 145 MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT Chapter M-26
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(2) If a bylaw under subsection (1) entitles councillors to take
leave, the bylaw must contain provisions
(a) respecting the length of the leave and other terms and
conditions of the leave entitlement, and
(b) addressing how the municipality will continue to be
represented during periods of leave.
2017 c13 s1(14)