British Columbia

I’m just glad my employer only requires that I notify my manager at the earliest possible time that I will be absent, and that I fully fill out the absence form when I return to work. If the earliest possible time is after more than 3 days of absence, I’ll be considered in breach of contract until otherwise sorted out.

The part the Journalist and government glossed over, is that it can take like 3 weeks to get to see your GP (personal experience as a Vancouverite).

Banning the requirement is pageantry. Any business that was still requiring that was oblivious to the reality of BC's healthcare system. With a 3 week wait, getting a note for a sickness that takes you out for 1-2 days is ludicrous - GPs may even decline to write one, as at that point you seem healthy again. My guess would be that this is to prevent inter-provincial/international companies from having that policy in place, as it would expose the pathetic wait times that have arisen in BC ever since COVID and the immigration influx.