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So how to non-US companies manage to do that? 51 weeks is mandatory in Canada for example.

It's paid out of unemployment insurance funds from the government.

I know how the leave is payed for (although most companies top up the meagre payout from the government). My question was to the point:

> 50 person companies can't as a rule guarantee year-long parental leave

That is clearly not legal or even true in most civilized countries.

The company isn't guaranteeing it. The government is.

Isn't the mat leave in Canada is funded by your employment insurance benefits? IIRC, the latest budget also extended it to 18 months too.