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.