[fooster]

So how to non-US companies manage to do that? 51 weeks is mandatory in Canada for example.

[herge]

It's paid out of unemployment insurance funds from the government.

[fooster]

I know how the leave is payed for (although most companies top up the meagre payout from the government). My question was to the point:

> 50 person companies can't as a rule guarantee year-long parental leave

That is clearly not legal or even true in most civilized countries.

[cdcarter]

The company isn't guaranteeing it. The government is.

[slantyyz]

Isn't the mat leave in Canada is funded by your employment insurance benefits? IIRC, the latest budget also extended it to 18 months too.