in canada the federal employment insurance programme provides weeks of paid parental leave while unpaid leave periods can be longer for example the province of quebec provides up to weeks of unpaid leave during which period eligible clients can claim benefits under the quebec parental insurance plan in the czech republic parental benefit can be received until a child is months old while the jobprotected period of leave stops at month in germany there is a family leave entitlement of up to three years but the paidleave period is limited an incomerelated parental allowance eltemgeld is paid for a period of months plus a twomonth bonus if the father takes at least two months leave