Are you a practising physician in British Columbia? Are you and your spouse having or adopting a baby or planning a pregnancy between 1 April 2014 and 31 March 2015?

If so, take advantage of the Parental Leave Program—one of the negotiated benefits administered by Doctors of BC. In addition to pregnancy benefits for female physicians, the program provides parental benefits for male physicians and adoptive parents. Benefits are payable for up to 17 weeks at a rate of 50% of eligible income up to a maximum of $1000 per week. 

For more information or an application package, contact Lorie Lynch, parental leave program administrator at Doctors of BC, at 604 638-2882 or llynch@doctorsofbc.ca [8].