Wow impressive. In Canada as a Dad I can get, I think, 6 months of paid leave. Although the pay is covered by Employment Insurance and it only covers so much (like 55% of your salary up to $600/wk)
I ended up just taking four weeks vacation for my first kid and it made all the difference. I strongly believe that giving flexible and generous vacation time to all parents/guardians will have a positive impact on society. The challenge is that these impacts are hard to measure with a spreadsheet.
Quebec goes beyond the Canadian norm in this area, though still nowhere near some European countries: https://www.educaloi.qc.ca/en/capsules/maternity-paternity-a... (EI premiums are lower here, because a separate QPIP payroll deduction funds the more generous paid leave benefits described at this link in lieu of the corresponding federal ones.)
We also have $8.25/child/day government-subsidized daycare.
I ended up just taking four weeks vacation for my first kid and it made all the difference. I strongly believe that giving flexible and generous vacation time to all parents/guardians will have a positive impact on society. The challenge is that these impacts are hard to measure with a spreadsheet.