33.2. For the purposes of the second paragraph of section 8 of the Act, the maternity benefit period may be extended if the person who so requests is in one of the situations referred to in subparagraphs 1 to 3 of the first paragraph of section 33.1.
The maternity benefit period is extended by the number of full weeks that the situation lasts, subject to the second paragraph of section 8 of the Act.
If a person is again in the situation referred to in the first paragraph during the extension of the maternity benefit period, the benefit period is extended by the number of weeks that the situation lasts, subject to the second paragraph of section 8 of the Act.
1271-2020O.C. 1271-2020, s. 81.