How much time off can parents take for pregnancy and parental leave?A birth mother can take both pregnancy and parental leave.  Birth mothers are entitled to 17 weeks of unpaid, job-protected pregnancy leave.  Those who take pregnancy leave are entitled to up to 35 weeks' parental leave.  Birth mothers who don't take pregnancy leave, and all other new parents, are entitled to up to 37 weeks' parental leave.If each parent of a newborn took the maximum leave allowed at separate times, the baby would have a parent at home for 89 consecutive weeks (17 weeks of pregnancy leave for the birth mother, plus 35 weeks of parental leave for the birth mother, plus 37 weeks of parental leave for the other parent).Parents may also choose to go on leave at the same time: for example, a father could take parental leave at the same time a mother is on pregnancy or parental leave.http://bsc-sec.ca/servlet/ContentServer?cid=1085667966632&lang=en&pagename=CBSC_ON%2Fdisplay&c=Regs