I'm in British Columbia for context. I started a new job at the end of January. Came at a great time. I was able to negotiate a better pay than my previous, as well as starting with 3 weeks vacation (which is the level I was at with my previous employer). I had 1 vacation that I had booked far in advance (booked last year, have a cabin on the island booked with friends) I told my employer when I took the job and booked that week off right away when I started. Since this place wants all vacation time in at the end of March (small company, need to plan so we are not left short staffed) I put in for a 4 day weekend in August, 1 week in September and 2 days in December (on top of my 1 week island trip in July) This adds up to one day short of 3 weeks. Well, I was told by the financial person this week that I can only take half in the first year. It's been a while since I started a new job, and I don't know what the vacation rules are. This was part of my hesitation at leaving my old job, was basically starting from scratch and loosing everything I had aquired with senority. With having kids, being able to take that time off with them is kind of important to me. Is this correct? I only get to take 1.5 weeks this year?