LRI 2022 Canada - CLR

Canada

2022 Score

78.5

Score Increase

2020 Score

76

Rating

Reasonable Access to
Decent Work

Fair
Wages

100

Decent
Working Hours

80

Employment
Security

40

Family
Responsibilities

50

Maternity
at Work

80

Safe
Work

100

Social
Security

60

Fair
Treatment

100

Child &
Forced Labour

100

Trade
Union

75

Fair Wages

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

Decent Working Hours

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

Employment Security

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

Family Responsibilities

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

Maternity at Work

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

Safe Work

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

Social Security

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

Fair Treatment

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

Child & Forced Labour

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

Trade Union

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