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Employment and Work – Hours of work and breaks

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Do you know what your rights are? Employment Standards Act

This factsheet has information on minimum wages, hours of work, pay for overtime, holidays, and vacation, deductions from pay, personal emergency leave, and termination.

Available in:
English
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Produced by:
Ontario Federation of Labour
Produced In:
2018
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Know Your Rights at Work

This is a basic overview of your rights at work under the Employment Standards Act (ESA). It looks at topics such as signing a contract, minimum wage, hours of work, overtime, and more. It also looks at who is covered under the ESA, and how to protect...

Available in:
English, Chinese (中文), Spanish (español), Tamil (தமிழ்)
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Produced by:
Workers' Action Centre
Produced In:
2018
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Public holidays

This is a list of the nine public holidays observed in Ontario and the rules about how employees are paid for these holidays and the kind of work eligible for the public holiday entitlement. Note that this resource is updated to reflect the law as of...

Available in:
English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Produced In:
2018
Format:
Web

What You Should Know About the Employment Standards Act

This one-page poster provides a summary of some rights and responsibilities under the Employment Standards Act. It has brief, basic information on hours of work, rest periods, overtime pay, minimum wage, paydays, vacation time and pay, public holidays...

Available in:
English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Produced In:
2018
Format:
Poster, Web

Steps to Justice

Steps to Justice is a website that empowers people in Ontario to understand and take action to deal with their legal problems. It gives comprehensive online information on common legal problems...

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English
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Produced by:
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Produced In:
2017
Format:
Web

The difference between an employee and independent contractor

This information on the Province of Ontario website explains the difference between an employee and an independent contractor in Ontario and what you're entitled to under the Employment Standards Act.

Available in:
English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Government of Ontario - ServiceOntario
Produced In:
2017
Format:
Web

Your rights as a worker

This resource offers basic information about workers' rights: what they are and who has them. It also includes information about discrimination, workplace accommodation, taking legal action, and where to get help.

Available in:
English, français (français), Arabic (عربي ), Chinese (中文), Somali (Afsoomaali), Spanish (español), Tamil (தமிழ்), Urdu (اردو)
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Produced by:
CLEO (Community Legal Education Ontario/Éducation juridique communautaire Ontario)
Produced In:
2017
Format:
Web

Employment Standards | Know Your Rights

The Ministry of Labour's educational video, Know Your Rights, gives an overview of core employment standards and is designed to help employees and employers understand their rights and obligations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000....

Available in:
English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Produced In:
2016
Format:
Video

Federally Regulated Businesses and Industries

About six percent of Canadian workers are employed by businesses and industries regulated by the Canada Labour Code. This web site has a list of those businesses and industries, a link to the Code, and links to sites where there is information about...

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English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Government of Canada Labour Program
Produced In:
2016
Format:
Web

The Employment Standards Act: Know Your Rights

The video provides viewers with an overview of core employment standards and is designed to help employees and employers understand their rights and obligations under the Employment Standards Act, 2000. It covers these topics:

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Available in:
English
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Produced by:
Ministry of Labour's Employment Standards Information Centre
Produced In:
2016
Format:
Video

Am I covered by the Employment Standards Act? - Minimum age

This resource looks at what the minimum age requirements are for certain industries and workplaces under the Employment Standards Act (ESA), what other age restrictions there are besides those of the ESA, and what happens if your employer doesn't...

Available in:
English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Web

Employment Standards

This section of the Ontario Ministry of Labour web site has information in multiple languages on employment standards. Some of the topics covered are:

  • Bereavement Leave (Death in the Family)
  • Building Service Providers
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Available in:
English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Web

Hours of Work

This section of the Ministry of Labour website has information on daily and weekly limits to hours of work, valid exceptions to limits on hours of work, hours free from work, exceptional circumstances, and eating periods and breaks. It supplies links...

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English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Web

Hours of Work and Overtime Tool

The Ontario Ministry of Labour has created this tool designed to help employers and employees determine if their workplace complies with rules concerning hours of work and overtime. There are eight accessible tutorials and five interactive tools that...

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English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Web

Migrant Worker Guide - Agricultural Stream

This guide is for people in the Agricultural Stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Ontario. It aims to help you learn about your rights and what services are available to you in Ontario. You can also find out about topics such as...

Available in:
English, français (français), Spanish (español), Tagalog/Filipino (Tagalog/Filipino), Thai (ภาษาไทย )
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Produced by:
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Migrant Worker Guide - Caregiver Stream

This guide is for people in the Caregiver Stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Ontario. It aims to help you learn about your rights and what services are available to you in Ontario. You can also find out about topics such as employment,...

Available in:
English, français (français), Chinese (中文), Tagalog/Filipino (Tagalog/Filipino)
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Produced by:
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Migrant Worker Guide - Low and High Skilled Streams

This guide is for people in the Low and High Skilled Streams of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Ontario. It aims to help you learn about your rights and what services are available to you in Ontario. You can also find out about topics such as...

Available in:
English, français (français), Chinese (中文), Hindi (हिन्दी ), Spanish (español), Tagalog/Filipino (Tagalog/Filipino)
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Produced by:
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Migrant Worker Guide - Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) Stream

This guide is for people in the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in Ontario. It aims to help you learn about your rights and what services are available to you in Ontario. You can also...

Available in:
English, français (français), Spanish (español)
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Produced by:
Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Booklet/PDF

Ministry of Labour multilingual portal

This web site has links to information in a number of languages about working in Ontario, on topics such as employment rights, filing a claim, and how employees are protected. Users can search for information by topic or by language.

Available in:
English, français (français)
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Produced by:
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Web

Workershelp.ca

On its home page, this website has a toll-free phone number and a "get help" form for free assistance finding information on your employment rights. You can also browse its pages on labour standards, holidays, hours of work, leaves of absence,...

Available in:
English
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Produced by:
CWA/SCA Canada
Produced In:
2015
Format:
Web
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