Labour-Related Topics: A - Z

• Content last reviewed: October 2009

Here you'll find a listing of popular labour-related topics. Select a topic from the list below and you'll be directed to where to find what you are looking for.

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A

Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals

• Frequently Asked Questions : Ministry of Labour

Agriculture
See also: Farming

• Employment Standards Fact Sheet: Agricultural Workers

Apprenticeship
See also: Training, Certification, Technical Safety and Standards Authority

• Ministry of Education, Training, Colleges and Universities: Apprenticeship: Apprenticeship

Arbitration

• Frequently Asked Questions:: Labour Relations
• Office of Arbitration

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Bankruptcy
See also: Wage Earner Protection Program

• Employee Rights in Bankruptcy Protection and Bankruptcy⁄Receivership

Bargaining
See also: Collective Agreements

Benefits
See also: Leaves

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Benefit Plans

Bereavement
See also: Personal Emergency Leave

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Personal Emergency Leave

Breaks

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Hours of Work

Business Information
See also:

• Companies and Personal Property Security Branch
• Canada-Ontario Business Service Centre
• Ontario Business Gateway
• Ministry of Government Services
• Retail Business Holidays Act
• Ministry of Economic Development and Trade
  
• Ministry of Small Business and Consumer Services
• Business Advisory Services

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Canada Labour Code

• Canada Labour Code

Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
See also: Old Age Security

• Canada Pension Plan

Certification
See: Apprenticeship, Training

Child actors/Performers
See also: Live Performance

Child and Family Benefits
See also: Taxes

• Child Family Benefits

Citizenship
See also: Immigration, Refugees, Visas, Work Permits, Discrimination,

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada
• Ministry of Citizenship
  Ministry of Citizenship
• Settlement.org

Claims
See: Employment Standards Claim, Health and Safety Complaint, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Office of the Worker Advisor, Office of the Employer Advisor, Pay Equity Office, Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal, Ontario Labour Relations Board

Coffee Breaks
See: Breaks, Hours of Work

Conciliation

• Labour Relations: FAQ

Confined Space

• Construction Projects - O. Reg. 628/05 [effective September 30, 2006]
• Industrial Establishments - O. Reg. 629/05 [effective September 30, 2006]
• Mines and Mining Plants - O. Reg. 630/05 [effective September 30, 2006]
• Health Care and Residential Facilities - O. Reg. 631/05 [effective September 30, 2006]
• Confined Spaces - O. Reg. 632/05

Collective Agreements/Bargaining

• Agreement Expirations
• Collective Bargaining Highlights
• Collective Bargaining Information Services
• FAQ: Collective

Construction

• FAQ: Construction
• Ontario Quebec Construction Labour Mobility
• Start a Construction Business
• Start and Run a Construction Project
• Construction Safety Association of Ontario
  http://www.csao.org/
• Window Cleaning, Asbestos Removal or Trenching Notification
  https://www.enotification.mol.gov.on.ca/chsp/

Constructive Dismissal
See: Dismissal

Conviction Statistics

• Enforcement Activities:
• Employment Standards
• Report Card: Health and Safety

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Deductions

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Payment of Wages
• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Minimum Wage

Disability Issues
See also: Ontario Human Rights Commission

• Ministry of Community and Social Services: Accessibility For Ontarians With Disabilities
• AccessON
  Ministry of Health
• Assistive Devices & Home Oxygen Program
• Developmental Services
  Developmental Services

Discrimination
See also: Ontario Human Rights Commission

• Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

Dismissal

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Termination of Employment
• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Severance Pay

Domestic Workers

• Employment Standards Fact Sheet: Domestic Workers

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E

Eating Periods
See also: Coffee Breaks, Hours of Work

Elections

• Elections Ontario

Emergency Leave
See also: Bereavement

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Personal Emergency Leave

Employment Insurance (EI)
See also: Parental Benefits, Pregnancy Benefits, Parental Leave, Pregnancy Leave, Social Insurance Number, Termination of Employment

• Human Resources and Social Development Canada: Employment Insurance
• Employment Insurance
• Sites Across Canada

Employment Standards Act

• E-Laws
• Guide to the Employment Standards Act
• Publications
• Self Help Kit

Employment Standards Claim

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Filing an ES Claim
• Employment Standards Claim Form

Ergonomics

• Pains and Strains
• Computer Operators
• Computer Ergonomics Workstation Layout and Lighting
• Recommendations on Strategies to Reduce Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Ontario
• Supplementary Report
• Prevent Workplace Pains &Strains! It's time to take action!
• MSD Prevention: Guideline for Ontario [ 766 KB/36 pages ]
• Resource Manual for the MSD Prevention Guideline for Ontario [ 1.4 MB/80 pages ]
• MSD Preventions Toolbox Part 3A--Getting Started
  www.wsib.on.ca/wsib/wsibobj.nsf/LookupFiles/DownloadableFileMSDGettingStarted/$File/GettingStarted.pdf [ 1.75 mb / 56 pages ]
• MSD Preventions Toolbox Part 3B--Beyond the Basics [ 457 kb / 50 pages ]
• MSD Preventions Toolbox Part 3C--More on In-depth Risk Assessment Methods [ 323 kb / 49 pages ]

Explosion and Fire Hazards / Safety

• Health and Safety Subjects: Explosion and Fire Hazards
• Fire Marshall of Ontariowww

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Family Medical Leave

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Ontario's Family Medical Leave

Farming

• Employment Standards Fact Sheet: Agricultural Workers

• Health and Safety : Publications

Filing a Claim
See: Employment Standards Claim, Health and Safety Complaint, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, Office of the Worker Advisor, Office of the Employer Advisor, Pay Equity Commission, Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal, Ontario Labour Relations Board

Forklifts

• Guideline: Safe Operation of Powered Lift Trucks
• Clark Models ECS and GCS Forklift Trucks

Forms

• Ontario Ministry of Labour Forms

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Giving Notice
See also: Notice

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Harrassment
See: Ontario Human Rights Commission

Health and Safety

• Ministry of Labour: Health and Safety
• Guide: Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Guide: Joint Health and Safety Committees and Representatives in the Workplace
• Guide: Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Hazard Alerts
• Guideline: Safe Operation of Powered Lift Trucks
• Guideline: Guidelines for Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews: How to Apply Section 7 of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments
• Health and Safety Partners

Health and Safety Claim (Complaint)

• Guide: Occupational Health and Safety Act

Homeworkers

• Employment Standards Fact Sheet: Homeworkers

Hours of Work
See also: Overtime

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Hours of Work
• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Overtime

Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC)

• www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml

Human Rights

• Workplace Violence
• Ontario Human Rights Commission
• Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario

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Immigration
See also: Citizenship, Refugees, Visas, Work Permits

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)
• Settlement.org

Financial Services Commission of Ontario

• Financial Services Commision of Ontario

Injuries

• Report an Incident
• Report an Incident: Farming Operation

Inspections

• Employment Standards: Enforcement Activities: Investigations and Inspection Statistics
• Health and Safety: Health and Safety Statistics

Insurance
See also: Employment Insurance

• Financial Services Commission of Ontari

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Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSC)

• Guide: Joint Health and Safety Committees and Representatives in the Workplace

Jobs
See also: Youth

• WorkSearch
• Human Resources and Social Development Canada: National Job Bank
• Jobs

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Labour Market Information
See also: Labour Statistics

• National Labour Market informationa

Labour Mobility
See also: Construction

Labour Statistics

• Statistics Canada
• Statistics Canada: Labour

Laws

• Ministry of Labour Legislation and Regulations
• e-Laws
  ServiceOntario Publications

Layoff
See Also: Severance, Employment Standards Claim

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Termination of Employment
• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Severance Pay

Leave/Leaves of Absence
See also: Parental Benefits, Maternity Benefits, Parental Leave, Personal Leave, Family Medical Leave

• Employment Standards Brochures: Leaves of Absence

Legislative Assembly

• Legislative Assembly

Live Performance/Live performers

• Safety Guidelines for the Live Performance Industry in Ontario: Child Performers Guideline

Lock outs (labour)

• Frequently Asked Questions: Labour Relations

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Mandatory Retirement
See also: Retirement

Maternity Benefits
See also: Pregnancy Leave, Parental Leave, Parental Benefits

• Human Resources and Social Development Canada

Maternity Leave
See : Pregnancy Leave, Parental Leave

Medical Leave
See also: Leave

Mediation

• Frequently Asked Questions: FLabour Relations
• Office of Mediation

Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP)

• Member of Provincial Parliament

Minimum Wage
See also: Pay

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Minimum Wage

Ministry of Labour

• Frequently Asked Questions: About the Ministry
• Legislation
• Ministry of Labour Offices
• Role of the Ministry of Labour
• Agencies, Boards and Commissions
• Grievance Settlement Board
• Office of the Employer Adviser
• Office of the Worker Adviser
  Ontario Labour Relations Board
• Pay Equity Commission
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal
  
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
  

Mould

• Hazard Alert: Mould in Workplace Buildings

Musicians
See also: Live Performance

Musculoskeletal Disorders
See also: Ergonomics

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No Board Report

• Frequently Asked Questions: Labour Relaitons

Notice

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Termination of Employment

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Occupational Health and Safety
See Health and Safety

Office of the Employer Adviser (OEA)
See also: Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals

• Office of the Employer Adviser

Office of the Worker Adviser (OWA)
See also: Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals

• Office of the Worker Adviser

Old Age Security

• Old Age Security

Ontario Gazette

• Ontario Gazette

Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC)

• Ontario Human Rights Commission

Ontario-Quebec Construction/Labour Mobility
See also: Construction

• Jobs Protection Office: Ontario Quebec Construction Labour Mobility

Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB)

• Ontario Labour Relations Board

Orchestras
See also: Live Performance

Overtime
See also: Hours of Work

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Overtime

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Pay
See also: Minimum Wage, Overtime, Vacation

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Payment of Wages

Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal (PEHT)
See also: Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals

• Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal

Pay Equity Office (PEO)
See also: Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals

• Pay Equity Office

Provincial and Territorial Governments (Canada)

• Provincial and Territorial Governments (Canada)

Parental Leave

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Pregnancy and Parental Leave

Parental Benefits
See also: Parental Leave, Maternity Benefits

Pay Equity Commission
See also: Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals

• Pay Equity Commission

Performance Industry
See also: Live Performance

Personal Leave

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Personal Emergency Leave
• Employment Standards Brochures: Leaves of Absence

Pregnancy Benefits
See Maternity Benefits, Parental Leave, Parental Benefits,

Pregnancy Leave
See also: Maternity Benefits, Parental Benefits

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Pregnancy and Parental Leave

Premier of Ontario

• Premier of Ontario

Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews: Section 7

• Guideline: Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews: How to Apply Section 7 of the Regulation for Industrial Establishments

Publications

• ServiceOntario Publications

Public Holidays
See also: Retail Workers, Overtime

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Public Holidays

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Quitting
See also: Notice, Retirement

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Receivership
See also: Bankruptcy, Wage Earner Protection Program

• Service Canada: Wage Earner Protection Program

Refugees
See also: Citizenship, Immigration, Visas, Work Permits

• Refugees

Record of Employment (ROE)

• Record of Employment

Reprisals

• Employment Standards : Reprisals, Protecting Employees
• Health and Safety : Rights and Duties, Farming Operators, Stop Work

Retail Workers

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Retail Workers

Retirement

Room and Board

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Minimum Wage

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Safe Workplace Associations (SWAs)

• Health and Safety Partners

Section 7 (Occupational Health and Safety Act: Industrial Regulations)
See Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews

Separation Papers
See Record of Employment

Severance pay
See also: Termination, Layoff

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Severance Pay

Sexual Harrassment

• Ontario Human Rights Commission

Smoking in the Workplace

• Health and Safety FAQ: In the Workplace: What can a worker do about someone smoking at work?

Social Insurance Number (SIN)

• Social Insurance Number

Students
See also: Youth Programs

• Employment Standards Fact Sheet: What Young Workers Should Know

Small Business
See: Business

Starting a Business
See: Business

Statistics
See Labour-Related Statistics

Statutes and Regulations
See: Laws

Statutory holidays
See:Public Holidays

Strikes

• Frequently Asked Questions : Labour Relations

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Taxes
See Deductions

• Canada Customs and Revenue Service
• Taxes
  www.cbsc.org/
• Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Harmonized Sales Tax (HST)
• Child and Family Benefits
• Ministry of Finance

Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA)
See also: Apprenticeship

• Technical Standards & Safety Authority

Termination of Employment
See also: Layoff, Severance

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Termination of Employment

Training
See also: Apprenticeship, Certification

• Technical Safety and Standards Authority (TSSA)
• Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
• Training
• Jobs, Workers, Training and Careers

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Unemployment Insurance
See: Employment Insurance

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Vacation (Pay / With Pay / Time)
See also: Public Holidays

• Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act: Vacation

Visas
See also: Immigration, Refugees, Citizenship, Work Permits

• Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Visits
See also: Inspections

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Wage Earner Protection Program
See also: Bankruptcy

• Wage Earner Protection Program

West Nile Virus

• Frequently Asked Questions: West Nile Virus

Work Permits
See also: Citizenship, Immigration, Refugees, Visas

• Work Permits

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

• Guide: Guide to Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System

Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT)
See also: Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals

• Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal

Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
See also: Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Tribunals

• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

Work Refusal
See also: Joint Health and Safety Committees

• Guide to the Occupational Health and Safety Act: Work Refusal

Wrongful Dismissal
See Dismissal

WHMIS
See Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System , Health and Safety

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Youth Programs
See also: Students, Apprenticeship, Training, Jobs

• Ministry of Education/Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
• Ministry of Education/Ministry of Training
• Training and Jobs
• Employment Ontario
• Summer Jobs Programs
• Youth Opportunities Ontario
• Future Entrepreneurs