With over 500 entries our directory is one of the most comprehensive list of Canadian employment rights resources on the internet. The list is updated and checked on a regular basis. Should you find a problem or know of a resource that you feel belongs in our directory please contact us.

Page one of our Directory contains resources specific to each Canadian jurisdiction:
Alberta,  British Columbia,  Canada,  Manitoba,  New Brunswick,  Newfoundland & Labrador,  Nova Scotia,  Ontario,  PEI,  Quebec,  Saskatchewan,  Canadian North

For general resources related to Health and Safety, Human Rights, Workers Rights, Legal, Migrant and Immigrant Workers, Violence In The Workplace, Web Searching, Women and The Workplace, Workers With Disabilities, and more visit our Resources by Internet page.

Employment Standards

• CanLII - Employment Standards Code, - Alberta
  Current version: in force since Jul 1, 2021
• CanLII - Employment Standards Regulation, Alta Reg 14/1997
• Employment Standards Info - Alberta
  What Alberta’s employers and employees need to know about fairness in the workplace.
• Your Rights and Responsibilities at Work
  This PDF publication describes workplace rights and responsibilities. Especially good if you are new to the workforce.
• Employment Standards Fact Sheets - Alberta
  These fact sheets will help you learn about the rights and obligations of employers and employees under the Employment Standards Code. The fact sheets provide basic information and are not intended to replace the actual text of the Employment Standards Code, Employment Standards Regulation and other related legislation.
• Employment Standards Guide - Alberta
  Alberta’s Employment Standards Code sets out the minimum standards that apply to employees and employers under provincial jurisdiction.
• General-Holidays-and-General-Holiday-Pay.pdf - Alberta
• Workers Rights & Responsibilities - Alberta
  Rights and responsibilities of young workers in Alberta. Government information.
• employment-standards-toolkit.pdf Alberta
  Helpful when you want to make a complaint
• An Employer's Guide to Employment Rules - Alberta
• Employment Standards Complaint Resolution - Alberta
  Help you understand the Employment Standards Complaint Resolution Process.
• Know Your Rights in the Workplace
  This information handbook is designed to help you understand your rights in the workplace and what to do if you feel you are being treated unfairly or your employer is not following the law.
  

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• Safe & Fair Workplaces - Alberta
  Information on Occupational Health and Safety in Alberta
• OHS-Tool-Kit-Small-Business.pdf - Alberta
  Occupational Health and Safety Toolkit
• OHS Code Explanation Guide - Alberta
  Occupational Health and Safety Guide for Alberta
• Appeals Commission - Alberta
  The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers' Compensation will begin publishing their decisions on-line in 2002.
• WCB Alberta - Workers - Office of the Appeals Advisor
  Appeals advisors are specialists in interpreting and applying the Workers’ Compensation Act and WCB-Alberta policies. They can inform you about the review and appeals processes and can act as your representative throughout these processes.
• Health and Safety Toolkit - Alberta
  CFIB worked with WHS to create a kit that will assist small firms in understanding their health and safety obligations, and provide practical tools that can be used by small business owners and workers in complying with the basic elements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation and Code.
• Violence-Harassment at Work - Alberta -
  Preventing violence and harassment at the workplace
• Alberta Workers' Health Centre - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  Promoting Workplace Health and Safety in Alberta
• Work Safe Alberta - Alberta Human Services - Government of Alberta
  A joint initiative between industry, labour and government on workplace health and safety.
• Das Parts
• Elev8 PRP Kitchener

Human Rights and Privacy

• Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
• Alberta Human Rights Act
• Alberta Human Rights: Workers’ compensation
  Discussion of the Workers’ Compensation Board in Alberta and link to website
• Personal Information Protection Act
  Home page of the Private Sector Privacy web site that provides information to help businesses, non-profit organizations, and professional regulatory organizations comply with Alberta's Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
• Alberta Human Rights: Employment standards
  Discussion of employment standards and link to Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry website
• Information and Privacy Commissioner - Alberta
  The Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner is the regulatory body for the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (the FOIP Act), the Health Information Act (HIA) and the Personal Information Protection Act (Private Sector Privacy). The Commissioner also conducts inquiries under the Access to Motor Vehicle Information Regulation (AMVIR).

Legal Resources

• Alberta Lawyer Referral
  The Lawyer Referral service is a program operated by the Law Society to assist members of the public in finding a lawyer who will provide the legal services they require.
• Legal Aid Alberta
  Legal Aid Alberta (LAA) provides a range of legal services to low-income Albertans in a number of areas of law including family, criminal, and civil.
• Law Central - Alberta
  LawCentral Alberta is a portal or collection of links to law-related information and educational resources on justice and legal issues of interest to Albertans. Our purpose is to create an educated public who understands their rights and responsibilities under the law, and who knows where to go for legal help and referral.
• Alberta Queen's Printer:
  The Alberta Queen’s Printer publishes, distributes and sells Alberta’s Acts, Regulations and various legislation-related materials.
• ECLC - Alberta
  The Edmonton Community Legal Centre (ECLC) provides free legal services to low-income individuals in the areas of civil and administrative law
• GPLG - Grande Prairie Legal Guidance - Alberta
  GPLG offers free legal guidance to low income individuals who have a legal problem and do not qualify for Legal Aid. GPLG uses a set of income guidelines to determine whether individuals are able to qualify for our assistance.
• Calgary AB Employment Law Labour Law & Employment Advice
  Calgary AB based Sawers McFarlane employment law firm offers complete AB employment law, labour law and AB labor law advice & counsel to clients in Calgary AB and throughout Western Canada.
• Student Legal Services
  Providing free legal information and representation to the low income community
  

Other

• Alberta Labour Relations Board
  The Alberta Labour Relations Board (ALRB) is an independent and impartial tribunal responsible for the day-to-day application and interpretation of Alberta's labour laws.
• Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education - Temporary Foreign Workers
  The Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office and Temporary Foreign Worker Helpline will help you learn about your rights and find solutions for situations involving unfair, unsafe or unhealthy working conditions.
• Government of Alberta - Programs and Services
  Looking for Government of Alberta services and information? You don't have to know which ministry provides it; just choose your topic and let Service Alberta guide you there!

Employment Standards

• CanLII - Employment Standards Act, RSBC 1996, c 113, Part 1 - British Columbia
• CanLII - Employment Standards Regulation, BC Reg 396/95 - British Columbia
• Employment Standards Info - B.C
  Information on Employment Standards from the British Columbia Government
• Guide to Employment Standards Act - BC
  The Employment Standards Act sets out the minimum standards that apply in most workplaces in British Columbia.
• Employment Standards Guide - B.C.
  This guide contains general information about Employment Standards in British Columbia. Special rules apply to certain industries
• Employment Standards Act and Regulations - Interpretation Guidelines Manual - BC
  The Interpretation Guidelines Manual sets out the Employment Standards Branch's interpretation of the British Columbia Employment Standards Act and Regulation, which came into effect on November 1st, 1995. The purpose of the manual is to provide a uniform framework for interpreting and implementing the Act throughout the province.
• Employment Standards Tribunal - BC
  The Employment Standards Tribunal is an independent agency of the BC Government with a mandate to conduct appeals of decisions made by the Director of Employment Standards.

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• WorkSafeBC.com
  WorkSafeBC - the Workers' Compensation Board of BC - is dedicated to promoting workplace health and safety for the workers and employers of British Columbia.
• Workers Compensation Act - BC
  Current to Feb 10, 2022
• take_care - British Columbia -
  Information on implementation of workplace violence prevention program
• Workers Compensation Manual - BC
• Employment | ImmigrantLegal.ca - BC
  Information for Immigrant Workers in BC
• Ministry of Labour, Workers' Advisers Office - British Columbia
  This Web site is designed to help workers who are having problems with workers’ compensation claims in British Columbia

Human Rights and Privacy

• BC Human Rights Tribunal
• BC Human Rights Code
• BC Human Rights Coalition
  If you're looking to file a complaint and need answers to the who, what, how and when to file.
• Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C.

Legal Resources

• Koskie Glavin Gordon
  Koskie Glavin Gordon provides a full range of legal services to trade unions, pension plans, health and welfare trusts, individuals and groups of workers in both the private and public sector.  The lawyers in our firm provide legal advice and representation in a number of practice areas including Labour Relations, Pensions, Workers Compensation and Occupational Health and Safety, Human Rights, Privacy, Class Action and more.
• Lawyer Referral Service - BC
  The Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) is funded by the Law Foundation of British Columbia and operated by the Canadian Bar Association British Columbia Branch. The LRS program enables the public to access lawyers practicing in the field of law required for the particular situation and provides the opportunity to have a consultation with a lawyer for up to 30 minutes for a fee of $25 plus taxes.
• BC Employment Lawyer Blog – By the Employment Law Group at Waterstone Law Group LLP
  Written for both employers and employees, this blog is intended to help provide a better understanding of the processes and laws relating to employment relationships in British Columbia.
• British Columbia Employer Advisor | Vancouver Labour & Employment Lawyers | McCarthy Tétrault LLP
  This blog provides our views on legislative, regulatory and common law rules and developments that affect employment relations, labour-related business practices and human resources policies in British Columbia.
• Legal News | Harris BC
  Harris & Company specializes in labour law.
• clicklaw - BC
  This site provides legal information, education and help for British Columbians.
• Legal aid - BC
  The Legal Services Society (LSS), the organization that provides legal aid in BC. Legal aid includes representation by a lawyer, legal advice, and legal information.
• Pro Bono Law of BC
  An innovative, collaborative pro bono system advancing access to justice and serving the legal needs of people and non-profit organizations of limited means throughout British Columbia.
• Community Legal Assistance Society - British Columbia
  Since our incorporation in 1971, CLAS has provided legal assistance to disadvantaged people throughout British Columbia. We specialize in the areas of poverty, disability, workers’ compensation, employment insurance, mental health, human rights and equality law.
• Law Students' Legal Advice Program - British Columbia
  LSLAP is a non-profit society run by law students at the University of British Columbia. We provide free legal advice and representation at clinics located throughout the Greater Vancouver Regional District.
• LegalGuideDec2009.pdf - BC
  A guide to help non-legal professionals make legal referrals for their clients in British Columbia
• EmploymentLawHandbook.pdf
  Employee Legal Rights and Entitlements In BC
• Kestrel Workplace Legal Counsel LLP
  Kestrel Workplace Legal Counsel LLP is a boutique law firm specializing in solving legal problems arising in the workplace. Representing individual employees and unions, members of the firm have a broad range of experience in British Columbia and Ontario at various tribunals and levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Clients rely on us to provide them with practical, cost-effective solutions to their legal problems.
• Admin Law BC — Online Help Guide
  An online guide to administrative law in British Columbia that illustrates how administrative law affects the lives of all British Columbians. AdminLawBC.ca features educational videos, a BC Admin Law Directory of Tribunals, self-help resources, and a list of speakers available for community and school groups.
• CBA British Columbia - Employment and Social Benefits
  Information - Dial-A-Law
• Pivot Legal Society - British Columbia
  Pivot’s mandate is to use the law to achieve widespread social change. Our lawyers work with low-income communities to develop strategies to address systemic problems affecting large numbers of people.

Other

• Labour Relations Board - British Columbia
  The BC Labour Relations Board is an independent, administrative tribunal with the mandate to mediate and adjudicate employment and labour relations matters related to unionized workplaces.
• WorkBC - The Government of British Columbia's source for labour market information
  WorkBC.ca is a one-stop window to the world of work in B.C. This website helps British Columbians – and those who are thinking of living, working, studying or investing here – to discover the wealth of labour market information they can use to make important employment-related decisions.
• British Columbia - Workers' Rights | PovNet
  PovNet provides online tools that facilitate communication, community and access to information around poverty-related issues in British Columbia and Canada.
• About the BC Ombudsperson
  The B.C. Ombudsperson is an officer of the provincial legislature; independent of government and political parties; responsible for making sure that the administrative practices and services of public agencies are fair, reasonable, appropriate and equitable.

Employment and Labour Standards

• Canada Labour Code
  Department of Justice Canada's Internet site
• Canada Labour Standards Regulations
  Federal laws of canada
• Federal Labour Standards
  Government officials, business leaders and unions have a long history of collaboration in negotiating fair and equitable employment standards for workers in western societies. Such standards protect the rights of these workers, foster positive workplace environments and proactive relationships between managers and employees and, ultimately, benefit the bottom line of any business.
• Labour Program - Canada
  Government information on Employment Standards, Health and Safety and Workers Compensation
• Labour Standards - Interpretations, Policies and Guidelines - Canada
  A list of Interpretations, Policies and Guidelines (IPGs) related to Labour Standards.
• Canada Labour Code Summary.pdf - Canada
• Labour standards in Canada
  Directory from Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• Workplace Health Strategies - Canada
  Health Canada website with information on Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace
• Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
  Federal laws of canada
  
• Health and Safety Canada
  All Canadians are entitled to work in a healthy and safe environment, yet every year work-related injuries and diseases cause nearly 1,000 deaths in companies and organizations under federal or provincial jurisdiction.
• Environmental and Workplace Health- Canada
• National Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
• Institute for Work & Health Research
• Workplace Health Strategies - Canada
• OSH Answers: Bullying in the Workplace - Canada
  What is workplace bullying? Is bullying a workplace issue? What are examples of bullying?
• OSH Answers: Violence in the Workplace - Canada
  What is workplace violence?
• CCOHS: Canada's National Centre for Occupational Health and Safety information
  The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) promotes a safe and healthy working environment by providing occupational health and safety information and advice.

Human Rights and Privacy

• Canadian Human Rights Commission
  The Canadian Human Rights Commission administers the Canadian Human Rights Act and is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Employment Equity Act. Both laws ensure that the principles of equal opportunity and non-discrimination are followed in all areas of federal jurisdiction.
• Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
  Welcome to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada's Web site. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Jennifer Stoddart, is an Officer of Parliament who reports directly to the House of Commons and the Senate.
• Canadian Human Rights Act
  Department of Justice Canada's Internet site

Legal Resources

• Consolidated Statutes and Regulations
  Department of Justice Canada's Internet site
• Department of Justice Canada
  The Department provides legal services to government

Other

• Canada Industrial Relations Board
  The Canada Industrial Relations Board's mandate is to contribute to and promote effective industrial relations in any work, undertaking or business that falls within the authority of the Parliament of Canada.

Employment Standards

• CanLII - Employment Standards Code, - Manitoba
  in force since Oct 9, 2021
• Manitoba Employment Standards Regulations
  
• Employment Standards - Manitoba
  Government website with information on Employment Standards in Manitoba
• A Quick Guide to Employment Standards - Manitoba
  Government website guide to Employment Standards
• Manitoba Labour Board
  Acts as tribunal for Labour Relations, Employment Standards, Workplace Health and Safety.

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• Worker Advisor Office - WCB - Manitoba
  We provide free and confidential services to injured workers and their families who require assistance when dealing with the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of Manitoba.
• Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba
  The workers compensation system is an injury and disability insurance system for workers and employers, paid for by employers.
• SAFE Manitoba
  Government Website providing information on Health and Safety in the workplace
• Family Services and Labour - Manitoba
  The Workplace Safety and Health Branch administers The Workplace Safety and Health Act and its associated regulations dealing with the health and safety of workers in the Province of Manitoba.

Human Rights and Privacy

• The Manitoba Human Rights Commission
  The Manitoba Human Rights Commission is the agency responsible for carrying out the provisions of The Human Rights Code.
• The Privacy Act - Manitoba
• Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) - Manitoba
  The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) provides a right of access to records held by public bodies and regulates how public bodies manage personal information. FIPPA also provides an independent review process for people who disagree with access and privacy decisions made by public bodies under the Act.

Legal Resources

• Lawyer Referral - Manitoba
  This service is available to anyone.
• Community Legal Education Association - Manitoba
  Community Legal Education Association is a not-for-profit organization, which provides Manitobans with information about the law through several services. We have existed since 1984 and we believe that law belongs to people – you have a right to know your rights.
• Legal Aid Manitoba
  Provides legal help to people with low incomes.

Other

• The Pay Equity Act - Manitoba
  This version is current as of January 29, 2022 and has been in effect since June 9, 2005.

Employment Standards

• CanLII - Employment Standards Act, - New Brunswick
  in force since Dec 20, 2021
• CanLII - General Regulation, NB Reg 85-179
• EmploymentStandards - New Brunswick
  Information on Employment Standards in New Brunswick- Government Website
• New Brunswick Labour and Employment Board
  An independent forum for hearing employees and employers

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• WorkSafeNB - New Brunswick
  Occupational Health and Safety information and Workers Compensation
• Occupational Health and Saftery Act - New Brunswick
• Workers' Advocates Workers Compensation - New Brunswick
  Government of New Brunswick Services Directory
• Legislation - New Brunswick
  Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission Act

Human Rights and Privacy

• New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
  Government site on equality, discrimination and harassment in NB, Canada, with resources for employees, employers, educators, lawyers and the general public. About: the New Brunswick Human Rights Act; the Human Rights Commission; its guidelines; the complaint process; Boards of Inquiry; case law; the Human Rights Award, etc.
• New Brunswick Human Rights Act
  Human Rights Code 1971
• Guideline-on-Accommodating-Disability-at-Work- New Brunswick
  For employers, unions, persons with disabilities and their health care providers:
• Office of the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner - New Brunswick
  The Office of the Access to Information and Privacy Commissioner is responsible for the oversight of both the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act and the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act. These pieces of legislation ensure openness, transparency and protection of information in the public and health care sectors and the Commissioner receives any complaints or concerns about its administration while continually educating the public on these matters.

Legal Resources

Other

• Industrial Relations - New Brunswick
  Providing information and support to labour relations
• Pay Equity - New Brunswick
  Pay Equity Act, 2009
• Pay Equity - New Brunswick
  The Wage Gap Reduction Initiative in partnership with stakeholders is an innovative Government of New Brunswick program comprised of a range of strategies aimed at achieving greater economic prosperity through addressing the wage gap.
• Common Front for Social Justice - New Brunswick
  The Common Front for Social Justice is fighting to build a more human society based on the respect and dignity of all. We want a New Brunswick without poverty. We want a society which give each and everyone a decent living, in particular by having a minimum wage and social income on which citizens can to live on and not just exist.

Labour Standards

• CanLII - Labour Standards Act,- Nfld and Labrador
  in force since Jun 4, 2021
• CNLR 781/96 - Labour Standards Regulations - NFLD & Labrador
  Labour Standards Regulation for Newfoundland and Labrador
• Labour Standards (FAQ's) - Nfld
  Government website providing information on Employment Standards topics
• Labour Relations Board - Nfld and Labrador
  The Newfoundland and Labrador Labour Relations Board is an independent, quasi-judicial body which contributes to and promotes harmonious labour relations in the Province by adjudicating and mediating a variety of employment and labour relations matters under a number of statutes.
• employmentstandardsguide.pdf - Nfld&Labrador
  Guide to Employment Standards in Newfoundland and Labrador

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• Government Services - Health and Safety - Nfld and Labrador
  Government website with information on Occupational Health and Safety
• Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Review Division - Nfld
  Review of Compensation claims
• Health, Safety and Workers Compensation - Nfld and Labrador
  Serving over 16,000 employers and approximately 12,000 injured workers, the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission is an employer-funded no fault insurance system that promotes safe and healthy workplaces, provides return-to-work programs and fair compensation to injured workers and their dependants.

Human Rights and Privacy

• NFLD and Labrador Human Rights Commission
  In the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Human Rights Code sets out rules that ensure the protection of individuals from discrimination and harassment.

Legal Resources

• Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette | Government Services
  The Department of Government Services provides accessible, responsive services in the areas of public health and safety, environmental protection, occupational health and safety, consumer protection, and in the preservation of vital events and commercial transactions. It also provides printing services to Government.
• Nfld and Labrador
  Legislation
• Legal Aid - Newfoundland and Labrador
  The department ensures the impartial administration of justice and the protection of the public interest through the dual offices of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
• Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland.....
  The Lawyer Referral Service is available to individuals who require assistance in obtaining a lawyer.
• Newfoundland and Labrador Legal Aid Commission
  Generally, if a person qualifies financially, Legal Aid is available for administrative matters such as Workers Compensation appeals, Mental Health Review Board, Employment Insurance appeals, Canada Pension Benefit appeals, and Social Assistance appeals.
• The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
  The Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador is authorized by the Law Society Act, 1999, SNL 1999, c. L-9.1 to regulate the practice of law and the legal profession in the public interest.
  

Other

• Labour Relations Agency - Nfld
  The Labour Relations Agency works with employees and employers to support and foster positive employment relations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador

Labour Standards

• Labour Standards Code - Nova Scotia
  Nova Scotia Labour Standards Code
• CanLII - General Labour Standards Code Regulations, NS Reg 298/90
• Labour Standards Code Guide - Nova Scotia
  pdf guide to Labour Standards Code
• Employment Rights - Nova Scotia
  In Nova Scotia, the Labour Standards Code and its Regulations set the basis for the employment relationship. They outline benefits such as minimum wage, vacation and holidays, pregnancy/parental leave and others.

Occupational Health and Safety

• Health and Safety - Nova Scotia
  Information on the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its Regulations
• Occupational Health and Safety Act - Nova Scotia
• Workers Compensation Board - Nova Scotia
  Funded entirely by the employers of Nova Scotia, the WCB provides workplace injury insurance for more than 18,000 employers, representing about 300,000 workers across the province
• Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal
• Workplace Safety and Insurance - Nova Scotia
  Information on workplace safety and workers insurance
• FAQ OHSA Regulations.pdf - Nova Scotia
  Reference guide to Occupational Health and Safety
• Regulations - Occupational Health and Safety - Violence in the Workplace - Nova Scotia
  This page contains the full text of the Violence in the Workplace Regulations filed with the Nova Scotia Registry of Regulations as N.S. Reg. 209/2007.
• YourRightsandResp-en.pdf - Nova Scotia
  Occupational Health and Safety Information

Human Rights and Privacy

• Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
  The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission has embarked on a vision that places it on a path to excellence in its promotion and protection of human rights in the province.
• Human Rights Act Nova Scotia

Legal Resources

• The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia Lawyer Referral
  The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia is a non-profit organization that provides Nova Scotians with information and resources about the law.
• Legal Aid - Nova Scotia
  The 1977 Legal Aid Act, (1989) R.S.N.S., c. 252 created the Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission and made it responsible for Legal Aid in the Province. The Nova Scotia Legal Aid Commission delivers legal aid via a network of 16 community-based law offices as well as 3 sub-offices.
• An Introduction to Employment Law | Employment Law | Nova Scotia
  Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia

Other

• Pay Equity Act - Nova Scotia
  REVISED STATUTES, 1989
• Employment Rights | novascotia.ca

Employment Standards

• CanLII - Employment Standards Act - Ontario
  in force since Nov 6, 2009.
• CanLII - Exemptions, Special Rules and Establishment of Minimum Wage, O Reg 285/01 - Ontario
• Employment Standards Ontario Ministry of Labour
  Established in 1919 to develop and enforce labour legislation, the Ministry of Labour's mission is to advance safe, fair and harmonious workplace practices that are essential to the social and economic well-being of the people of Ontario.
• Employment Standards Workbook For Employers - Ontario
  Published by the Ministry of Labour
• Guide to the Employment Standards Act - Ontario
  This guide provides detailed information about employee and employer rights and responsibilities under the Employment Standards Act.
• WorkSmartOntario
  Information on Employment Standards for young and new workers
• Retail Business Holidays - Ontario
  The Ministry of Consumer Services administers the Retail Business Holidays Act, which strikes a balance between allowing businesses to remain open and providing consumers and employees with a common day of pause.
• Convictions Archive | Ontario Ministry of Labour
  The enforcement activities section provides detailed information about various employment standards activities including: claims investigations, targeted inspections, and prosecutions.
• OWTL Ontario Workplace Tribunal Library -| Employment Standards
  This OWTL site includes an archive of Employment Standards Appeal Decisions for the years 1971 to 2002.

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• WSIAT | Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal - Ontario
  Established in 1985, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) is the final level of appeal to which workers and employers may bring disputes concerning workplace safety and insurance matters in Ontario. WSIAT has always been separate from and independent of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
• Health and Safety Ontario
  The Ontario Ministry of Labour enforces the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), which sets out the rights and responsibilities of employers and workers. The main purpose of the act is to protect workers’ health and safety on the job.
• Occupational Health and Safety Act - Reg. 851 - Ontario
  Occupational Health and Safety Act - Regulation 851
• Office of the Worker Adviser - Ontario
  Helping injured workers
• Workplace Violance Understanding the law Ontario
  This guide explains workplace violence and harassment requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Tribunal Decisions - Ontario
  The Library of the Ontario Labour Relations Board, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal
• Research Institute for Work & Health
  The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is an independent, not-for-profit research organization. The Institute has been described as one of the top five occupational health and safety research centres in the world.
• WSIB - Ontario
  We administer Ontario’s no-fault workplace insurance for employers and their workers. As part of this system, we provide disability benefits, monitor the quality of health care and assist in early, safe return to work for workers injured on the job or who contract an occupational disease. We are entirely funded by employer premiums.
• OWTL | Ontario Workplace Tribunals Library
  The Library of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Ontario Labour Relations Board, Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario, Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal.
• Injured Workers Online
  Injuredworkersonline.org website for Ontario's injured workers to share news on law reform, support, research, advocacy, training and education on the workers' compensation system
• ::: IAVGO ::: Industrial Accident Victims' Group of Ontario
  IAVGO is a community legal aid clinic funded by Legal Aid Ontario since 1975. They serve the injured worker community in Ontario.
• HSO - Health & Safety Ontario
  Health & Safety Ontario (HSO) is the result of a bold move to reorganize the independent efforts of 12 health and safety associations into four streamlined organizations to better serve more than 236,000 Ontario businesses.
• Gary Newhouse, Barrister and Solicitor and Michael S. Green, Barrister and Solicitor - Ontario
  We have both been representing injured workers with their claims and appeals before the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) for more than 25 years.
• Workers Safety - Ontario
  The Toronto Workers’ Health & Safety Legal Clinic is funded by LEGAL AID ONTARIO (www.legalaid.on.ca) to provide free information, legal advice and representation to low income workers who face health and safety problems at work.
• OHCOW - Ontario
  Staffed by an inter-disciplinary team of nurses, hygienists, ergonomists, researchers, client service coordinators and contracted physicians, each OHCOW clinic provides comprehensive occupational health services and information.
• HSO - Health & Safety Ontario
  Health & Safety Ontario (HSO) is the result of a bold move to reorganize the independent efforts of 12 health and safety associations into four streamlined organizations to better serve more than 236,000 Ontario businesses.
• PSHSA - Ontario
  PSHSA is a not-for-profit association created by the amalgamation of three respected health and safety leaders – the Education Safety Association of Ontario (ESAO), the Municipal Health and Safety Association (MHSA) and the Ontario Safety Association for Community and Healthcare (OSACH).
• Workplace Safety North | A Health & Safety Ontario Partner
  WSN is an independent not-for-profit health and safety organization, funded by a portion of the premiums our member workplaces pay to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.
• Workplace Health and Safety Network - Ontario
  We provide Joint Health & Safety Certification Training as well as Workplace Safety and Insurance Board training for companies.

Human Rights and Privacy

• Ontario Human Rights Code, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.19
  R.S.O. 1990, CHAPTER H.19
• Human Rights Legal Support Centre - Ontario
  Ontario’s Human Rights Legal Support Centre will provide advice and legal help to people who have experienced discrimination under Ontario’s Human Rights Code. The Human Rights Legal Support Centre is an independent agency, publicly funded and accountable to the people of Ontario through the Attorney General.
• Human Rights At Work - Ontario
  This is the third edition of Human Rights at Work. Since it was first launched in 2000, Human Rights at Work has been seen as an essential tool for employers and all partners in the workplace. This edition includes an expanded section on how to create a workplace that promotes the values of the Ontario Human Rights Code (the Code).
• IPC - Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner - Ontario
  Since January 1, 1988, the IPC has acted independently of government to uphold and promote open government and the protection of personal privacy in Ontario.
• Duty to Accommodate - Ontario Human Rights
  Policy and guidelines
• Brochures, factsheets and guides | Ontario Human Rights Commission
  Information from Ontario Human Rights Commission
• The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario |
  This web site is your gateway to the HRTO application process. On these pages you will find How To File An Application or a Response using the online SmartForms.
• Policy_and_guidelines_on_disability_and_the_duty_to_accommodate.pdf - Ontario Human Rights Commission
  The right to be accommodated and the corresponding duty of the employer and union are now well established in statute and case law. Accommodation is a fundamental and integral part of the right to equal treatment.

Legal Resources

• Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck
  “Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck is an Ottawa based law firm that specializes in employment and labour law and human rights issues with extensive experience representing unions, individuals and organizations. We appear before all levels of Courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as numerous administrative tribunals including arbitrators, labour boards, and human rights tribunals. We also regularly provide educational seminars to our clients and at conferences.”
• Cavalluzzo, Shilton, McIntyre, Cornish LLP
  At Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish we provide prompt and clear advice and representation. We work to make complex issues understandable and try to ensure that simple matters stay that way. We always discuss with clients in advance the costs associated with large and small projects. We have an equality based, culturally sensitive perspective.
• StepsToJustice
  
• Your Legal Rights - Ontario
  A project of CLEO, Your Legal Rights is a website of legal information for people in Ontario. This site has free, practical, and easy-to-find legal information produced by hundreds of organizations across Ontario.
• LawHelpOntario - Ontario
  Law Help Ontario is a court-based self-help centre for unrepresented litigants who cannot afford a lawyer. LHO is operated by Pro Bono Law Ontario.
• Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO) - Workers' Compensation Manual
  A Manual for Workers’ Advocates is a practitioner’s guide for injured workers’ representatives, whether based in legal clinics, the private bar, injured workers’ groups, or unions.
• CLEO - Termination - Ontario
  Information for workers who have been fired or had their employment terminated
• Law Times
  Law Times keeps Ontario lawyers at the top of their game by providing timely, pertinent information on case law, professional development, governance issues as well as in-depth coverage and commentary on the issues of the day.
• ISTHATLEGAL.CA - LEGAL GUIDE (ONTARIO)
  Online legal guide for Ontario
• Access to Legal Services - Ontario
• Employment and Labour | Brought To You By FMC Law
  Ontario based legal firm specializing in employment law
• Law Society Referral Service - Ontario
  The Law Society Referral Service (LSRS), known for the past 40 years as the Lawyer Referral Service (LRS), has been filling an important community need by connecting lawyers and people looking for assistance with a legal matter.
• Toronto Employment Lawyers | Labour Lawyer | Wrongful Dismissal
  Whitten & Lublin is a boutique employment law firm providing expert legal counsel to both employers and employees on all aspects of employment law in the non-unionized environment.
• The Buchanan Ontario Workplace Law Blog
  A general resource for employees and management alike, covering issues old and new in the law of Ontario employment relationships.
• Kestrel Workplace Legal Counsel LLP
  Kestrel Workplace Legal Counsel LLP is a boutique law firm specializing in solving legal problems arising in the workplace. Representing individual employees and unions, members of the firm have a broad range of experience in British Columbia and Ontario at various tribunals and levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.

Community Legal Clinics and Legal Aid

• Community Legal Clinic - Simcoe, Haliburton and Kawartha Lakes - Ontario
  Community Legal Clinic - Simcoe, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes is a legal clinic in Ontario that offers client counselling, client representation, public education seminars, law reform and community development.
• Parkdale Community Legal Services - Toronto, Ontario
  They cover a wide variety of subject areas, including social assistance, workers' rights, tenants' rights, immigration and refugee claims, mental health law, and domestic violence issues - Parkdale Toronto Ontario
• Ottawa Community Legal Services - Ontario
  There are four Community Legal Clinics and the University of Ottawa Community Legal Clinic serving the low income residents living in the amalgamated City of Ottawa. Depending on where you live and what your problem is, you may be referred to a legal clinic serving your area. We are funded by Legal Aid Ontario and are responsible to a local community board of directors or steering committee. We can give you advice if your income is within our guidelines. You may be screened for your financial eligibility even for telephone advice.
• Kensington Bellwoods Community Legal Services - Toronto, Ontario
  Kensington-Bellwoods Community Legal Services [KBCLS] is located at 489 College Street, one block west of Bathurst Street, in Toronto, Ontario. We are a non-profit community based legal clinic serving low income members of our community who qualify for our services and meet our case selection criteria.
• Legal Aid Ontario: Contact and Location Info
  Community legal clinics provide representation, public legal education, law reform and community development services to low-income individuals and groups within a defined geographical area.
• Legal Aid Ontario - Clinics and Area Offices
  LAO's mandate in the Legal Aid Services Act, 1998 is to "promote access to justice throughout Ontario for low-income individuals by means of providing consistently high quality legal aid services in a cost-effective and efficient manner."
• Northwest Community Legal Clinic - Ontario
  The Northwest Community Legal Clinic provides services to the Kenora and Rainy River Districts from its three offices located in Fort Frances, Kenora and Atikokan, with monthly sub-offices in Red Lake and Ear Falls hosted by the Kenora office.
• ARCH - Ontario
  ARCH Disability Law Centre is a specialty community legal aid clinic dedicated to defending and advancing the equality rights of people with disabilities in Ontario.

Other

• Workers Action Centre Ontario
  The Workers’ Action Centre is a worker-based organization committed to improving the lives and working conditions of workers in low-wage and precarious employment.
• Equal Pay Coalition - Ontario
  The Equal Pay Coalition was formed in 1976 as a coalition of organizations to seek the implementation of equal pay for work of equal value both through legislation and collective bargaining
• Labour Relations Ontario Ministry of Labour
  The Ministry of Labour promotes a stable and constructive labour relations climate and fosters productive workplace relationships in Ontario.
• Pay Equity Commission - Ontario
  The Pay Equity Office (PEO) is responsible for implementing and enforcing the Pay Equity Act. The PEO investigates, mediates and resolves complaints under the Pay Equity Act. The PEO also provides programs and services to help people understand and comply with the Pay Equity Act.
• Ontario Work Info Net - Ontario
• Your Rights - Ontario
  Workers' Action Centre Pamphlet summary of rights
• 211 Ontario
  211 is a three-digit phone number and website that provides information and referral to community and social services in Ontario
• YourRights.pdf - Workers Action Centre - Ontario
  The Workers’ Action Centre is a workerbased organization committed to improving the lives and working conditions of people in low-wage and unstable jobs. We fight for all workers to have a voice at work and be treated with dignity and fairness.
• Greater Toronto Workers' Assembly | Solidarity. Resistance. Change.
  With economic and political crises deepening before our eyes, the working class in Canada – employed, unemployed and marginalized; in the workplace and the community; union and non-union – seems to be permanently on the defensive both ideologically and strategically.
• Windsor Workers' Education Centre
  The Workers’ Action Centre provides a new way for people to join together to fight for fair employment.
• OCASI - Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants
  OCASI was formed in 1978 to act as a collective voice for immigrant-serving agencies and to coordinate response to shared needs and concerns.
• OEERC — Ontario Employment Education & Resource Centre
  Committed to improving public education and awareness on workplace legislation, as well as developing and implementing much-needed supports and strategies for workers who have experienced violations of their rights.
• Workers Action Centre - Ontario
  Information: Court or Ministry of Labour

Employment Standards

• CanLII - Employment Standards Act, P.E.I
  in force since Dec 19, 2021
• CanLII - General Regulations, PEI Reg EC588/10
• Guide to Employment Standards pdf - PEI
  The Guide to Employment Standards in Prince Edward Island was developed to help the employer and employee better understand the intent of the employment standards legislation.

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• Health and Safety - PEI
• PEI
• Workers Compensation Act - PEI
  current to December 19, 2021
• Workers Compensation Board - PEI
  WCB exists to promote safe workplaces and to protect employers and injured workers through a sustainable accident insurance program. Information on Occupational Health and Safety and Workers Compensation
• Worker Advisor Program - PEI
  The Official Website of the Government of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
• Workers Compensation Info for Workers - PEI
  Guide from Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island
• Violence Prevention - PEI -
  Information on violence prevention in the workplace

Human Rights and Privacy

• PEI Human Rights Commission
  The Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission administers and enforces the Prince Edward Island Human Rights Act. The Act establishes a complaint process under which the Commission has the authority to receive, investigate, attempt to settle and make rulings on complaints. The Commission also develops programs of public information and education about human rights through seminars, publications, responses to general inquiries and a resource centre. The Commission also advises the government on human rights issues.
• PEI Human Rights Act
  current to December 19, 2021

Legal Resources

• Lawyer Referral Service - Community Legal Information Association - Prince Edward Island
  This service is available to anyone
• Community Legal Information - P.E.I.
  The Official Website of the Government of Prince Edward Island, CLIA's goal is to provide Islanders with understandable, useful information about our laws and our justice system.
• Legislation - PEI
  The Official Website of the Government of Prince Edward Island with links to legislation

Other

• PayEquity - PEI
  current to May 15, 2009.
• Labour Relations - PEI
  The Official Website of the Government of Prince Edward Island with information on employment standards, worker adivisor, labour relations and various legislation
• Workplace Issues and Supports - P.E.I.
  The Official Website of the Government of Prince Edward Island providing information useful to workers.

Labour Standards

• CanLII - An Act respecting labour standards, - Quebec
  in force since Dec 4, 2021
• Commission des normes du travail du Québec
  Government site providing information on Labour Standards

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• CSST - Health and Safety - Workers Comp - Quebec
  The Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) is the organization to which the Government of Québec has entrusted the administration of the occupational health and safety plan
• Publications on OHS - Quebec
  Brochures published with information on Occupational Health and Safety
• Occupational Health and Safety Legislation - CSST - Quebec
• CSST - Workers Compensaton - Quebec.pdf
  Information Pamphlet

Human Rights and Privacy

• Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms
  Updated to 1 December 2021
• Human Rights Quebec
  The Commission shall promote and uphold, by any appropriate measures, the principles enunciated in the Charter Human Rights and Freedoms.
• The Human Rights Tribunal - Quebec
  This specialized, autonomous and independent judicial Tribunal has as its mandate to hear and decide disputes in the areas of discrimination, harassment, exploitation of the elderly and of handicapped persons, and affirmative action programs, as set out in its constitutive law, the Québec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms.

Legal Resources

• Quebec Legal Information
  Éducaloi is a non-profit organization whose mission is to inform Quebecers of their rights and obligations by providing quality legal information in everyday language.
• The Quebec Law Network
  The Quebec Law Network's goal is to provide the general public, companies and other organizations, access to the Quebec legal system.
• Referral Services by field of law and region - Finding a lawyer or a lawyer mediator - For the Public - Barreau du Québec
  The Association des avocats et avocates de province, sections of Montréal, Québec and Longueuil, provide referral services to help you find a lawyer.

Other

• CanLII - Pay Equity Act, R.S.Q. c. E-12.001 - Quebec
• Commission de l'équité salariale - Pay Equity
  Information on Pay Equity from Quebec government

Labour Standards

• CanLII - Saskatchewan Employment Act
  in force since Apr 26, 2021
• Employment Standards Regulations - Saskatchewan
• Employment Standards - Sask
  The Labour Standards Branch promotes and enforces provincial employment standards established under The Labour Standards Act. The Act provides in depth information pertaining to legislation and regulations on annual holidays, hours of work, minimum wages and other employment standards.
• Minimum Wage Regulations - Saskatchewan

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board
  Information on how to make a claim for workers' compensation
• Occupational Health & Safety - Sask
  Information on OHS in Saskatchewan
• The Worker's Advocate -Sask
  The Office of the Worker's Advocate offers free help to workers having problems with their workers compensation claim.

Human Rights and Privacy

• HumanRightsCode - Sask
• Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
  Promoting and protecting individual dignity and equal rights -that's the focus of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code. It's the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission's job to discourage and eliminate discrimination

Legal Resources

• Legislation - Sask
  Government site providing links to various legislation
• Legal Services in Saskatchewan
  This information sheet provides information and assistance for individuals looking to access legal services in Saskatchewan.
• Pro Bono Law Saskatchewan
  The Clinic Program is a series of free legal clinics located throughout the province of Saskatchewan.
• Library News - The Law Society of Saskatchewan

Other

• Saskatchewan Labour Relations Board
  The Board adjudicates disputes arising under The Trade Union Act and other Saskatchewan labour legislation. The Board operates in a quasi-judicial manner, holding formal public hearings and rendering written decisions.
• Unemployed Workers Help Centre - Saskatchewan
  The Unemployed Workers Help Centre (UWHC) is a non-profit organization providing information and advocacy services on Employment Insurance. Our services are open to everyone in need and no fees are charged for any service.

Employment Standards

• Employment Standards Act - Yukon
  Information on Yukon employment standards
• YHRC - Yukon
  Yukon Human Rights Website
• EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT - North West Territories
  in force since Apr 1, 2021
• Employment Standards - Northwest Territories
  Government site with information on employment standards
• Employment Standards - Yukon
  Government of Yukon - Labour Services answers inquiries and educates employers and employees about the Employment Standards Act;.Investigates wage complaints received from employees, third parties & confidential claimants; Consults with employers & confidential claimants; etc.
• Nunavut
  Government of Nunavut website
• Northwest Territories Department of Justice - Legislation

Occupational Health and Safety - Worker's Compensation

• ywchsb - Yukon
  Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Safety Board

Human Rights and Privacy

• NWT Human Rights Commission
  The NWT Human Rights Act protects and promotes our human rights.
• CanLII - Human Rights Act, R.S.Y. 2002, c. 116 - Yukon
  in force since Jan 1, 2022

Legal Resources

• Lawyer Referral Service | Law Society of the Northwest Territories
  The Website of the Law Society of the Northwest Territories - Ensuring the public is well served by a legal profession that is independent, responsible and responsive.
• Department of Justice - Legal Aid - NWT
  Information on legal aid available in the NWT

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