78.5
76
Reasonable Access to
Decent Work
100
80
40
50
80
100
60
100
100
75
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prescribe minimum wage rates in the country? | Yes | 1 | §178 and 178.1 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985; §23 Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 |
| Does the law require regular payment of wages? | Yes | 1 | §247 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985; s11(1) Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 |
| Does the law require overtime compensation be at least 125% of the regular hourly rate? | Yes | 1 | §174 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for working on a weekly rest day? | Yes | 1 | §197 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law require additional compensation for night work? | Yes | 1 | §10.19 & 10.20 of the Ontario Public Service Act, 2000; Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law stipulate general working hours as 48 hours or lower? | Yes | 1 | §197 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law restrict maximum working hours including overtime to 56 hours per week? | Yes | 1 | §171 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law require a weekly rest of at least 24 hours? | Yes | 1 | §173 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law require paid public holidays? | Yes | 1 | §196 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law require at least three working weeks of paid annual leave? | No | 0 | §184 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require written employment contracts or at least written employment particulars? | Yes | 1 | §15(1) of the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 |
| Does the law restrict the hiring of fixed-term contract workers? | No | 0 | No applicable legal provisions could be located |
| Does the law limit the length of probation period including renewals to a maximum of 3 months? | Yes | 1 | §230 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985; §54 of the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 |
| Does the law require a 30-day notice before contract termination? | No | 0 | §230 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law require severance pay at the rate of at least 2 weeks of wages for every year of service? | No | 0 | §235 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require parental leave for parents? | Yes | 1 | §206.1 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985; §48 & 49 of the Ontario Employment Standards Act 2000 |
| Does the law require at least one week of paid paternity leave for fathers? | Yes | 1 | §12(4) and 23 of the Employment Insurance Act (S.C. 1996, c. 23) |
| Does the law require flexible work arrangements for workers with family responsibilities? | No | 0 | §117.1 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law require paid nursing breaks? | No | 0 | §181.2 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibits inquiring about pregnancy during recruitment? | Yes | 1 | §3 and 10 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, 1985; §5, 10 & 23 of the Ontario Human Rights Code, 1990 |
| Does the law require paid maternity leave of at least 14 weeks? | Yes | 1 | §12 of the Employment Insurance Act, 1996 |
| Does the law require cash maternity benefit be at least 67% of a worker's former wage? | No | 0 | §22 of the Employment Insurance Act, 1996 |
| Does the law require maternity benefit be paid through contributory social insurance or universal benefits system? | Yes | 1 | §23(1)(c) of the Employment Insurance Act, 1996 |
| Does the law protect workers from dismissals during or on account of pregnancy? | Yes | 1 | §3 of Canada's Human Rights Act, 1985; §139.1 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require provision of free personal protective equipment to workers from employer? | Yes | 1 | §122.2 & 125 of the Canada Labour Code 1985; §25 & 32 of Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act 1990 |
| Does the law require the employer to train workers on health and safety issues? | Yes | 1 | §125.1 of the Canada Labour Code 1985; §25, 32, 37 & 47 of Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act 1990 |
| Does the law restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of the mother or the child? | Yes | 1 | §132 & 204 of the Canada Labour Code 1985 |
| Does the law provide for employment injury benefit? | Yes | 1 | §43-48 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law provide for an old age pension? | No | 0 | §3 of the Canada Pension Plan, 1985; §3 of the Old Age Security Act 1985 |
| Does the law provide for a dependants'/survivors' pension? | Yes | 1 | §44 of the Canada Pension Plan, 1985 |
| Does the law provide for unemployment benefit? | Yes | 1 | §6-10 of the Employment Insurance Act, 1996 |
| Does the law require paid sick leave for the first 6 months of sickness? | No | 0 | §206.6 & 239 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law provide for invalidity benefit? | Yes | 1 | §55.3 of the Canada Pension Plan, 1985 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law require equal remuneration for work of equal value? | Yes | 1 | §11 of Canadian Human Rights Act, 1985 |
| Does the law prohibit sexual harassment in employment? | Yes | 1 | §247.1-247.3 Labour Code 1985; §1 & 32.0.1, Ontario OHS Act; §7(2) & 7(3), Ontario Human Rights Code |
| Does the law prohibit discrimination in employment matters? | Yes | 1 | §7 of Canadian Human Rights Act, 1985 |
| Does the law allow women to do the same jobs as men? | Yes | 1 | §3 and 7 of the Human Rights Act, 1985; §145 of the Canada Labour Code, 1985 |
| Does the law guarantee basic labour protections for gig economy workers? | Yes | 1 | Canada Pension Plan, 1985 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law prohibit employment of children? | Yes | 1 | Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act, 1990 |
| Does the law set employment entry age equal to or higher than the compulsory schooling age? | Yes | 1 | § 21 of the Ontario Education Act, 1990 |
| Does the law prohibit the employment of children in hazardous work under the age of 18 years? | Yes | 1 | Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act, 1990 |
| Does the law prohibit forced labour? | Yes | 1 | §279.01 & 279.011 of the Canada Criminal Code, 1985 |
| Question | Answer | Score | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Does the law allow workers to form and join unions of their own choice? | Yes | 1 | §2(d) of Constitution Act 1982; §3 & 8 of Canada Labour Code 1985; §1 & 5 of Ontario Labour Relations Act 1995 |
| Does the law allow workers to bargain collectively with employers through their representative unions? | Yes | 1 | §4, 24, 48 & 50 of Canada Labour Code 1985; §3, 7 & 17 of Ontario Labour Relations Act 1995 |
| Does the law provide for the right to strike? | No | 0 | §4, 24, 48 & 50 of Canada Labour Code 1985; §3, 79 & 80.1 of Ontario Labour Relations Act 1995 |
| Does the law prohibit employers from terminating employment contracts of striking workers? | Yes | 1 | §94(2.1) of Canada Labour Code 1985 |
