The part the Journalist and government glossed over, is that it can take like 3 weeks to get to see your GP (personal experience as a Vancouverite).

Banning the requirement is pageantry. Any business that was still requiring that was oblivious to the reality of BC’s healthcare system. With a 3 week wait, getting a note for a sickness that takes you out for 1-2 days is ludicrous - GPs may even decline to write one, as at that point you seem healthy again. My guess would be that this is to prevent inter-provincial/international companies from having that policy in place, as it would expose the pathetic wait times that have arisen in BC ever since COVID and the immigration influx.

I’m just glad my employer only requires that I notify my manager at the earliest possible time that I will be absent, and that I fully fill out the absence form when I return to work. If the earliest possible time is after more than 3 days of absence, I’ll be considered in breach of contract until otherwise sorted out.