I was on a critical illness caregiver leave for my spouse overseas since Sep. 2020 & had exhausted the 15 weeks. then

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I am sorry to hear of this difficult situation.

What province are you in please?

Are you in a union?

Are you in a union?

I do not believe that you have any other job protected leave options left to you. However, your employer still owes you a duty of reasonable accommodation and if you need this accommodation and the employer can provide it without undergoing undue hardship but will not that would be a case of discrimination and you can file a complaint with the human rights Tribunal.

So you should ask the employer to provide you this accommodation which is necessary because of your spouse's illness.

Does that help?

You can take this leave if you meet the criteria set out here:

https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-0/infectious-disease-emergency-leave