Time Off

Workday offices are closed for all required public and Workday-observed holidays each year, in accordance with your province. Visit the Canada: Public Holidays page on Horizon for details.

Vacation (PTO) provides up to 20 business days of paid time off each year. Workmates accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation (PTO) each pay period, up to 160 hours annually.* Your hours do not carry over to the following year, so don't wait until December to pamper yourself. Workmates may request to take vacation in half day increments (4 hours). Visit Horizon for more details.

*Part-time and fixed-term employees annual leave is prorated.

Workmates receive up to 5 Personal Days at the beginning of each calendar year to supplement Vacation (PTO) and other time off available. Personal Days may be used for any reason and you may request to take them in half day increments (4 hours). Only a limited amount of time can be carried over to the next calendar year (to allow for planning flexibility), so don't wait until December to pamper yourself. Visit Horizon for more details.

You can take paid compassionate leave for up to 10 days to help for a range of life events, including the death of a loved one, family member, or pet; a miscarriage; domestic abuse; a home emergency (burglary, fire, flood, etc.); menopause; and more.

For details about this leave, refer to the global benefits website.

You and your family also have access to professional counselling services through Mind Matters.

All time-off requests must be submitted via Workday. You can also view your time-off balances and see an overview of your time-off history. 

How to request time away

1. Log in to Workday, select the Time Off icon, or go to Actions in your profile, and find Time and Leave.
2. Select Request Time off, select the Type you need from the list, and fill in the details.
3. Click Submit.