Annual Vacation -normally 1 calendar month whether or not there are four or five Sundays.

1. i) The parish must allow for the clergy one month paid vacation annually and must provide the expenses for supply clergy or lay readers.

ii)The annual vacation entitlement is based on the months employed from July 1st of the previous year to June 30th of the current vacation year.

iii) Clergy ordained and beginning employment in the third quarter of the vacation year (January 1 to March 31) will receive two (2) weeks vacation in that first calendar year; and those ordained and employed in the final quarter of the vacation year (April 1 to June 30) will receive one (1) week vacation in that first calendar year.  Clergy ordained and employed after July 1 will receive no vacation entitlement during the calendar year in which they commence employment..

iv) Those ordained clergy entering the Diocese or changing parish shall clarify their vacation entitlement with the Regional Bishop.  Vacation entitlement will be based on date of ordination.

v) Vacations must be taken annually.  Any carry over must be negotiated between the clergy person and the wardens.

CANON 9

Every licensed member of the clergy shall be entitled to a holiday every year of not less than one calendar month without diminution of the yearly stipend.  The expenses of providing for Sunday and other services during such holiday shall be borne by the Parish.

Every licensed member of the clergy, after completing five years of service following ordination to the Diaconate, commencing on the first of January of the following year, shall be entitled to an additional holiday every year, of not fewer than seven consecutive days.  This to be taken at a time approved by the Wardens of the Parish, and shall be without diminution of the yearly stipend; and, the expenses of providing for Sunday and other services during such holiday shall be borne by the Parish.

Any other arrangements as regards absence from a parish (sabbaticals, clergy exchange, sick leave), are negotiated between Parish Council, clergy person and bishop.

Prepared July 2003