Helpful Links

If you find any of these links to be broken or out of date, or if you have any other suggestions of resources we should add to the list, please email us to let us know.

Ontario Government Resources

• Ontario Ministry of Labour
• Ontario Employment Standards Branch
• Guide to the Employment Standards Act
• Employment Standards Poster (Mandatory to Post)
• Public Holiday Pay Calculator
• Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
• Office of the Employer Advisor
• Government of Ontario
• Law & Safety Resources (government website)
• Ontario Labour Relations Board
• The Collective Agreements e-Library Portal

Canada/Federal Government Resources

Note: Only about 10% of the Canadian population is governed by federal labour law, with provincial laws governing most employment relationships. Other federal laws, however, cover everyone (with some Quebec exceptions), such as the Canada Pension Plan and Service Canada.

• Hiring and Managing Employees (federal online resources)
• Employment and Social Development Canada
  • EI – Information for Employers
  • Record of Employment (ROE)
  • Employment Insurance Benefits
  • EI Maternity and Parental Benefits
• Work In Canada (Government of Canada)
• Canada Employment Insurance Commission
• Canada Industrial Relations Board
• Canada Pension Plan
• Canadian Industrial Relations Association (CIRA)
• Department of Justice
• Parliament of Canada
• Statistics Canada
• Canada Revenue Agency
  • Employers’ Guide – Payroll Deductions & Remittances
  • Employers’ Guide – Taxable Benefits and Allowances
  • Employee or Self-employed?
  • Retiring Allowances
  • Transfer of a Retiring Allowance
  • Withholding rates for lump-sum payments

Legislation & Caselaw

• e-Laws (Ontario)
• Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLii)
• Key Ontario Workplace Legislation:
  • Employment Standards Act, 2000, SO 2000, c 41
  • Human Rights Code, RSO 1990, cH.19
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act, RSO 1990, c O.1
  • Accessibility for Ontarians With Disabilities Act, 2005, SO 2005, c 11

Courts

• Ontario Courts
• Federal Court of Canada
• Supreme Court of Canada

Human Resources

• Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA) (Canada)
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) (US)

Human Rights

• Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
• AODA & Accessibility (Ontario government)
• Ontario Human Rights Commission
• Canadian Human Rights Commission
• Human Rights Legal Support Centre

Health & Safety

• Canadian Centre of Occupational Health and Safety
• Health and Safety (Ontario government)
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (Ontario)
• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB, Ontario)
• Guide to OHSA by Ontario government
• Mental Health in the Workplace: An Accommodation Guide for Managers and Staff (CMHA, Ontario)

Pay Equity

• Pay Equity Commission
• Pay Equity Hearings Tribunal

Privacy

• Information and Privacy Commissioner of Canada (federal)
• Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario (provincial)
• Personal Health Information Protection Act

Publications

• Benefits Canada
• Canadian Employment Law Today
• Canadian HR Reporter
• Canadian Labour Reporter
• Canadian Payroll Reporter

Law Society

• Law Society of Ontario – Legal Referrals