Labour Laws
Acts and Regulations
If you are a federally regulated employer or if you work for a federally regulated employer such as a bank, telecommunications company or interprovincial transportation company, the Canada Labour Code is the labour law that applies to you.
Generally, labour law covers:
- Industrial relations - certification of unions, labour-management relations, collective bargaining and unfair labour practices
- Workplace health and safety
- Employment standards, including general holidays, annual vacations, working hours, unjust dismissals, minimum wage, layoff procedures and severance pay
Forward Regulatory Plans
A forward regulatory plan is a public list or description of anticipated regulatory changes or actions that a department intends to bring forward or undertake in a specified time frame. It is intended to give consumers, business, other stakeholders and trading partners greater opportunity to inform the development of regulations and to plan for the future. It should be noted that this forward regulatory plan will be adjusted and updated over time as the Labour Program's operating environment also changes over time.
This plan provides information on planned and potential regulatory initiatives that the Labour Program expects to bring forward over the next two years. It also identifies public consultation opportunities and a departmental contact point for each regulatory initiative.
- Labour Program Forward Regulatory Plan 2013-2015
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada Forward Regulatory Plan
- Government-Wide Forward Regulatory Plans
Acts, Regulations and Additional Information
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The Labour Program of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada also administers or is governed by, in whole or in part, other Acts and Regulations in fulfilling its mandate.
Acts
- Access to Information Act
- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
- Canada Grain Act
- Canada Labour Code
- Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Canadian Human Rights Act
- Canadian Multiculturalism Act
- Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
- Criminal Code
- Employment Equity Act
- Employment Insurance Act
- Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act
- Federal Courts Act
- Government Employees' Compensation Act
- Holidays Act
- Merchant Seamen Compensation Act
- Motor Vehicle Transport Act
- Non-smokers' Health Act
- Nuclear Safety and Control Act
- Pension Act
- Privacy Act
- Public Service Employment Act
- Public Service Staff Relations Act
- Wage Earner Protection Program Act
- Workers Mourning Day Act
Regulations
- Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Banking Industry Commission-paid Salespeople Hours of Work Regulations
- Broadcasting Industry Commission Salesmen Hours of Work Regulations
- Canada Industrial Relations Regulations
- Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2001
- Canada Industrial Relations Remuneration Regulations
- Canada Labour Standards Regulations
- Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Canadian Forces Employment Equity Regulations
- Coal Mining Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Coal Mining Safety Commission Regulations
- Commercial Vehicles Drivers Hours of Service Regulations
- East Coast and Great Lakes Shipping Employees Hours of Work Regulations, 1985
- Electronic Alternatives Regulations for the Purpose of Subsection 254(1) of the Canada Labour Code
- Employment Equity Regulations
- Equal Wages Guidelines, 1986
- Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Regulations
- Government Employees Compensation Place of Employment Regulations
- Government Employees Compensation Regulations
- Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Merchant Seamen Compensation Order
- Motor Vehicle Operators Hours of Work Regulations
- Non-smokers' Health Regulations
- Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations
- On Board Trains Occupational Safety and Health Regulations
- Ontario Hydro Nuclear Facilities Exclusion from Part I of the Canada Labour Code Regulations (Industrial Relations)
- Ontario Hydro Nuclear Facilities Exclusion from Part II of the Canada Labour Code Regulations (Occupational Health and Safety)
- Ontario Hydro Nuclear Facilities Exclusion from Part III of the Canada Labour Code Regulations (Labour Standards)
- Ontario Hydro Nuclear Facilities Exclusion Regulations (Use of Tobacco)
- Point Lepreau, New Brunswick Nuclear Facility Exclusion Regulations (Parts I, II and III of the Canada Labour Code and the Non-Smokers' Health Act
- Public Service Employment Regulations
- Railway Running-Trades Employees Hours of Work Regulations
- Regulations Respecting Employment Related to Mines at the Donkin Coal Block
- Regulations Respecting the Employment Equity Act in Respect of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
- Safety and Health Committees and Representatives Regulations
- Saskatchewan Uranium Mines and Mills Exclusion Regulations
- Uranium Mines (Ontario) Employment Exclusion Order
- Wage Earner Protection Program Regulations
- West Coast Shipping Employees Hours of Work Regulations
Additional Information
- Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation (CAALL)
- Database on Minimum Wages (updated on an ongoing basis)
- Developments in Labour Legislation in Canada
- Employment Equity Legislation and Agreements
- Employment Standards Laws and Regulations concerning Part III of the Code
- Minimum age for employment in Canada
- Regulations Amending the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Workplace Health and Safety Acts, Exclusions and Regulations concerning Part II of the Code
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