Canada ranks No. 17 worldwide for statutory paid paternity leave, with fathers receiving an average of US$8,882, according to a new report by Moorepay Ltd.

It found South Korea had the world’s highest average statutory paid paternity leave (£17,803), followed by Luxembourg (£17,682), Sweden (£17,518), Norway (£15,336) and Iceland (£15,211).

The country with the longest period of leave equivalent to full pay was South........

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