A provincial responsibility, employment / labour standards cover a host of issues including:

• Minimum wage
• Hours of work
• Overtime
• Call-in pay
• Statutory holidays
• Vacations
• Maternity and parental leave

For a chart of minimum wage rates across Canada, click here.

For the latest information on any employment standards issue, click on a province below to go directly to the relevant employment / labour standards website.

Alberta Employment Standards
Human Resources and Employment Department
Toll free: 310-0000 then dial 780-427-3731

British Columbia Employment Standards
Ministry of Skills Development and Labour
Toll free: 1-800-663-3316 (in BC only)

Manitoba Employment Standards
Labour and Immigration
Toll-free: 1-800-821-4307 (outside Winnipeg)
Tel: 204-945-3352 (in Winnipeg)

New Brunswick Employment Standards
Department of Training and Employment Development
Toll-free: 1-888-452-2687

Newfoundland Labour Standards
Labour Relations Agency
Tel: 709-729-2664

Nova Scotia Labour Standards
Environment and Labour
Tel: 902-424-4125

Ontario Employment Standards
Ministry of Labour
Toll free: 1-800-531-5551 (Canada-wide)
Tel: 416-326-7160 (Greater Toronto Area)

PEI Employment Standards
Community and Cultural Affairs
Tel: 902-368-5550
Toll free: 1-800-333-4362

Quebec Labour Standards
Commission des normes du travail
Tel: 514-873-7061
Toll free: 1-800-265-1414

Saskatchewan Labour Standards
Saskatchewan Labour
Tel: 1-800-667-1783