Can my husband take paternity leave?

All new parents have the right to take parental leave – unpaid time off of work when a baby or child is born, or first comes into their care (such as through adoption).

Parental leave is not part of pregnancy leave; a birth mother may take both pregnancy and parental leave. In addition, the right to parental leave is separate from the right to pregnancy leave. For example, a birth father could be on parental leave at the same time the birth mother is on either pregnancy leave or parental leave.