History — 247.5

Entitlement to leave 247.5 (1) An employee who is a member of the reserve force and has completed at least three consecutive months of continuous employment with an employer — or a shorter period that is prescribed for a class of employees to which the employee belongs — is entitled to and shall be granted a leave of absence from employment to take part in the following operations or activities: (a) an operation in Canada or abroad — including preparation, training, rest or travel from or to the employee’s residence — that is designated by the Minister of National Defence; (b) an activity set out in the regulations; (c) Canadian Armed Forces military skills training; (d) training that they are ordered to take under paragraph 33(2)(a) of the National Defence Act ; (e) duties that they are called out on service to perform under paragraph 33(2)(b) of the National Defence Act ; (f) service in aid of a civil power for which they are called out under section 275 of the National Defence Act ; or (g) treatment, recovery or rehabilitation in respect of a physical or mental health problem that results from service in an operation or activity referred to in this subsection. Maximum of 24 mont…