translate English to French: ◦ grant permission on the condition that the employee take a leave of absence without pay for the period in which he or she seeks nomination as a candidate or is a candidate (in most cases, the PSC can also ask that the employee take leave for part of that period) (subs.
◦ accorder la permission à condition que le fonctionnaire prenne un congé sans solde pendant qu'il est ou tente de devenir candidat (dans la plupart des cas, la CFP peut aussi demander que le fonctionnaire prenne congé pendant une partie de cette période) (par.