Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch
Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch, Central Region West, Newmarket
- Description
- Administers and enforces the Employment Standards Act, 2000
Guide to the Employment Standards Act, 2000
Provides for minimum terms and conditions of employment:- sets out maximum number of hours that can be worked in a day or week, minimum daily, weekly or biweekly rest periods, and rules for overtime pay
- establishes the minimum wage rates
- General rates, Oct 1, 2022: $15.50 per hour, increasing to $16.55 per hour Oct 1, 2023
- Students under 18 years, Oct 1, 2022: $14.60 per hour, increasing to $15.60 Oct 1, 2023
- establishes vacation pay and paid public holidays -- New Year's Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
- prohibits unequal pay for equal work on the basis of sex
- prohibits discrimination on bases such as sex, age or marital status in employer-provided benefit plans
- establishes entitlement to various categories of leave such as sick leave, pregnancy and parental leave, caregiver leave, or personal emergency leave
- 8 days unpaid emergency leave per calendar year (3 days for personal illness; 3 days for family responsibilities such as illness of child or spouse; 2 days for bereavement leave)
- forbids lie detector testing
- obliges employers to provide notice of termination or pay in lieu
- obliges employers to provide severance pay to terminated employees when applicable
- permits retail store workers to refuse work on Sunday and public holidays under particular circumstances
- protects the rights of domestic workers and homeworkers
- Eligibility
- Employees, including temporary foreign workers, or employers
- Application Process
- No walk in service ; call for information ; online information or claim filing at www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/forms/claim
- Toll Free
- 1-888-299-3138 - Newmarket Office
- Newmarket Office
- 905-715-7020
- Fax
- 905-715-7609
- TTY
- 1-866-567-8893 - Employment Standards Call Centre
- Web Site
- Visit Website
- Mailing Address
- 17345 Leslie St
Units 101 & 102
Newmarket, ON, L3Y 0A4
Canada - Languages
- English, French, Other - Other languages may be available
- Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- Contact for information
- Accessibility
- Not applicable -- no walk-in service
- Topic(s)
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- Copyright
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- Last Updated On
- December 29, 2023
- Address
- 17345 Leslie St, Units 101 & 102
Newmarket, ON, L3Y 0A4
Cross streets: Leslie St and Davis Dr
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon8:30 am to 4:30 pmTue8:30 am to 4:30 pmWed8:30 am to 4:30 pmThu8:30 am to 4:30 pmFri8:30 am to 4:30 pm
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm - Service Area(s)
- Simcoe County
- York Region
