Leave of the employee for the marriage of his child

Verified 27 March 2026 - Public Service / Directorate of Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

The employee is entitled to leave on the occasion of his child's marriage. We present the regulations in force.

Any employee may be granted leave on the occasion of the marriage of his child. There's no no seniority requirement.

The duration of the leave shall be 1 business day. But some treaty provisions may provide for a longer duration.

The applicable collective agreement is the one that covers the company's main activity.

A simulator is used to determine the number of days of leave for family events provided for in the collective agreement:

Know the number of family event leave provided for by the collective agreement

The duration of the leave for the marriage of the child cannot be deducted from the number of days of paid leave employee's annual report.

Warning  

If the employee is already on leave at the time of his child's marriage, he cannot benefit from the leave.

The employee can take his day off on the day of his child's marriage, but not necessarily.

The day off must be taken in the period when the event occurs.

The Labor Code does not provide for this.

It is therefore advisable to make this declaration of absence to your employer as soon as possible.

Example :

If the employee's child is married on a Saturday, the employee may take the leave on the following Monday.

Upon his return to the company, the employee must give his employer a copy of the marriage certificate of his child.

Yes, the day off is paid normally, as if it had been worked.

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