Definition

1  In this regulation, "Act" means the Employment Standards Act.

Prescribed classes of individuals — "family member"

2  The following classes of individuals are prescribed for the purposes of section 52.1 (1) of the Act:

(a) in relation to an employee,

(i) a step-sibling,

(ii) an aunt or uncle,

(iii) a niece or nephew,

(iv) a current or former foster parent,

(v) a current or former foster child,

(vi) a current or former ward,

(vii) a current or former guardian, or

(viii) the spouse of

(A) a sibling or step-sibling,

(B) a child or stepchild,

(C) a grandparent,

(D) a grandchild,

(E) an aunt or uncle,

(F) a niece or nephew,

(G) a current or former foster child, or

(H) a current or former guardian;

(b) in relation to the employee's spouse,

(i) a parent or stepparent,

(ii) a sibling or step-sibling,

(iii) a child,

(iv) a grandparent,

(v) a grandchild,

(vi) an aunt or uncle,

(vii) a niece or nephew,

(viii) a current or former foster parent, or

(ix) a current or former ward;

(c) whether or not related to an employee by blood, adoption, marriage or common law partnership, an individual with a serious medical condition, as described by section 52.1 (2) of the Act, who considers the employee to be, or whom the employee considers to be, like a close relative.