{"id":46178,"date":"2012-05-25T17:49:55","date_gmt":"2012-05-25T21:49:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-01-08T16:19:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T21:19:32","slug":"do-i-get-time-vacation","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/do-i-get-time-vacation","title":{"rendered":"Rules about vacation time"},"content":{"rendered":"

The ESA gives most people the right to either 2 or 3 weeks of vacation in a year. You earn your vacation by working 12 months for the same employer.<\/p>\n

If you have worked less than 5 years<\/strong> for your employer, you get 2 weeks<\/strong> of vacation in a year.<\/p>\n

If you have worked 5 years or more<\/strong> for your employer, you get 3 weeks<\/strong> of vacation in a year.<\/p>\n

Earning your vacation<\/h2>\n

The 12 months in which you earn your vacation is called your “entitlement year”. Your employer decides when this year begins. It could be:<\/p>\n

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  • when you start working for your employer, or<\/li>\n
  • on a different date.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    For example, your employer might say that you earn your vacation in a calendar year. This means that you start earning vacation on January 1. If this happens, you also get vacation pay from your first day of work up to December 31.<\/p>\n

    Taking your vacation<\/h3>\n

    Your employer has the right to decide:<\/p>\n

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    • when you can take your vacation, and<\/li>\n
    • if you can take all of it at the same time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      If you get at least 2 weeks of vacation, your employer can decide whether you can take all your weeks of vacation in a row.<\/p>\n

      You do not have to take your vacation in periods of less than one week at a time. But you can if you want to. If you do, ask your employer in writing and get your employer to agree in writing.<\/p>\n

      Your employer must let you take your vacation within 10 months of when you earn it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-46178","publications-page","type-publications-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\nRules about vacation time - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/do-i-get-time-vacation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rules about vacation time - CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario \/ \u00c9ducation juridique communautaire Ontario)\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The ESA gives most people the right to either 2 or 3 weeks of vacation in a year. 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