Several statutes provide prohibitions against reprisal. In Ontario, these are:
- The Human Rights Code
- The Occupational Health and Safety Act; and
- The Employment Standards Act
Across Canada, each jurisdiction has its own statutes, but the protections and frameworks are largely the same. Each statute provides its own framework for addressing reprisal as well as the remedies employees are entitled to, but generally speaking, the concept is the same and the remedies tend to be very similar.
