Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch, Central Region West, Newmarket, Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch, Central Region West, Newmarket

Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch

Site: Central Region West, Newmarket

Service: Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch, Central Region West, Newmarket

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Record #: NKT0571

Last Modified: 11 Oct 2024

Last Full Update: 29 Dec 2023

Description

Description (Service)

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

Service Details

Hours	Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Areas Served	Simcoe County ; York County
Eligibility	Employees, including temporary foreign workers, or employers
Application	No walk in service ; call for information ; online information or claim filing at www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/forms/claim
Languages	Other - Other languages may be available
Fees	None

Address and Location

Located In Community	Newmarket
Address & Map	17345 Leslie St Units 101 & 102 Newmarket, ON Canada L3Y 0A4 View Google Map
Intersection	Leslie St and Davis Dr
Physical Access	Not applicable -- no walk-in service

Contact Information

Office Phone	Newmarket Office: 905-715-7020
Toll Free Phone	1-888-299-3138, Newmarket Office
TTY Phone	1-866-567-8893, Employment Standards Call Centre
Fax	905-715-7609
Website	www.labour.gov.on.ca
Mailing Address	17345 Leslie St Units 101 & 102 Newmarket, ON Canada L3Y 0A4

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