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Before you read these documents, please review our General Information Fact Sheet and find out if the ESA applies to you.

The Ministry of Labour has also posted multilingual PDF versions of some of these documents to increase access to clear and concise information about the Employment Standards Act, 2000 and to help agencies and associations deliver this information to employers and employees across Ontario.

Poster

The poster, "What You Should Know About the Ontario Employment Standards Act", outlines employees’ rights and employers’ responsibilities at work and must be posted in most workplaces. Version 4.0 has been published to replace the poster currently posted in workplaces (Version 3.0).

General Information

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act [ Guide ]
• FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
• Your Rights at Work [ Brochure ]
• Protecting Employees: Information on How You are Protected [ Brochure ]
• How are You Covered by the ESA? [ Chapter 22: Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act ]
• Complying With Employment Standards: What Businesses Need to Know [ Brochure ]

Filing a Claim

• Employee Self Help Kit
• Claim Form and Guide [ Form and Guide]
• Claim Your Rights: A step-by-step guide on How to File a Claim [ Brochure ]
• Filing an ES Claim [ Chapter 23: Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act ]

Leaves

Pregnancy and Parental Leave

• Leaves of Absence: Pregnancy, Parental, Personal Emergency, Family Medical & Reservist [ Brochure ]
• Pregnancy Leave & Parental Leave [ Chapter 11: Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act ]

Family Medical Leave

• Ontario's Family Medical Leave 
• Family Medical Leave [ Chapter 13: Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act ]
• Leaves of Absence: Pregnancy, Parental, Personal Emergency, Family Medical & Reservist [ Brochure ]

Personal Emergency Leave

• Personal Emergency Leave [ Chapter 12: Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act ]
• Leaves of Absence: Pregnancy, Parental, Personal Emergency, Family Medical & Reservist [ Brochure ]

Hours of Work and Averaging Hours

• Hours of Work [ Chapter 5: Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act ]
• Overtime [ Chapter 6: Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act ]
• Hours of Work: Daily Rest Provision and Provision for Rest in Between Shifts Sections 18(1) and 18(3) [ Information Bulletin]
• Hours of Work and Averaging Hours [ Form ]
• Employer's Guide to the Application Process [ Guide ]
• Information for Employees: About Hours of Work and Overtime Pay [ Information Sheet ]
• Pending Approval for Excess Weekly Hours of Work: Conditions and the 30-Day Period
• Pending Approval to Average Hours of Work for Overtime Pay Purposes: Conditions and the 30-Day Period
• News Releases etc.

Other Topics

• Agricultural Workers [ Fact Sheet ]
• Domestic Workers [ Fact Sheet ]
• Federal Live–in Caregiver Program [ Fact Sheet ] NEW!
• Homeworkers [ Fact Sheet ]
• Temporary Help Agency Employees [ Fact Sheet ]
• What Young Workers Should Know [ Fact Sheet ]
• Employee Rights in Bankruptcy Protection and Bankruptcy⁄Receivership
• Federal Wage Earner Protection Program (WEPP)

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For your convenience, many of these documents are provided, in Portable Document Format (PDF). To view and print PDF files, you need to have Adobe Acrobat® Reader 4.0, or later, installed on your computer. You can download this free software from Adobe.