22. (1) In this section, “leave of absence” means a leave of absence for the purpose of undertaking employment under the auspices of the Government of Canada or a public agency or in the private sector.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (2) The Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace may give a justice of the peace a leave of absence with pay for a period of not more than two years and, if the leave is less than two years, may extend it from time to time to a maximum of two years.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (3) The Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace, with the approval of the Chief Justice, may give a justice of the peace a leave of absence with pay for a period of not more than five years and, if the leave is less than five years, the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace, with the approval of the Chief Justice, may extend it from time to time to a maximum of five years.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (4) If a leave of absence was originally given under subsection (2), the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace, with the approval of the Chief Justice, may extend it from time to time to a maximum of five years.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (5) The Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace may give a justice of the peace a leave of absence without pay and without accumulation of credits for a period of not more than two years and, if the leave is less than two years, may extend it from time to time to a maximum of two years.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (6) The Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace, with the approval of the Chief Justice, may give a justice of the peace a leave of absence without pay and without accumulation of credits for a period of not more than five years and, if the original leave is less than five years, the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace, with the approval of the Chief Justice, may extend it from time to time to a maximum of five years.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (7) If a leave of absence is originally given under subsection (5), the Associate Chief Justice — Co-ordinator of Justices of the Peace, with the approval of the Chief Justice, may extend the leave of absence from time to time to a maximum of five years.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. (8) If a justice of the peace is given a leave of absence with pay, (a)  he or she is entitled to the same sick leave benefits and vacation credits to which he or she would be entitled if he or she had not taken the leave of absence; (b)  he or she is required to submit regular personal attendance reports; and (c)  the agency responsible for paying the salary of the justice of the peace shall reimburse the Minister of Finance, (i)  for the salary of the justice of the peace, and (ii)  for contributions made by the Government of Ontario on behalf of the justice of the peace in respect of a pension plan as defined in subsection 40 (5), the Canada Pension Plan and group insurance plans.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7; O. Reg. 233/09, s. 11. (9) If a justice of the peace takes a leave of absence without pay and without accumulation of credits, he or she may continue to participate in the group insurance plans in which the justice of the peace would have participated if he or she had not taken the leave of absence, but only if the justice of the peace pays the full premiums for the coverage under the plans.  O. Reg. 400/01, s. 7. Group Insurance Plans and health care spending account