This is one of the reasons Canada is becoming too expensive for some companies. My employer has almost 0.5 million direct and indirect employees and the Toronto offices are shrinking with almost zero new hires in the past 15 years.

So yes, you can have benefits, but not everyone is happy to pay for it. For each Canadian that takes generous leaves there are hundreds of other people willing to work without it. I am just stating facts, not supporting any side (I live in Europe, we have long leaves too).