Parental leave policies in Canada are designed for both parents, but fathers use them at roughly half the rate of mothers. From 2012 to 2017, Statistics Canada found 88% of mothers took maternity leave, parental leave or a combination of the two, compared with 46% of fathers.

Source: [Phys.org](https://phys.org/news/2026-06-men-parental-careers-benefit-women.html)

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