Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch, Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch, Main Office

Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch

Site: Main Office

Service: Ontario. Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Employment Practices Branch, Main Office

Record #: MET5790

Last Full Update: 29 Dec 2023

Contact Information

Office Phone	General Inquiry: 416-326-7160, Employment Standards Call Centre
Toll Free Phone	1-800-531-5551, Employment Standards Call Centre
TTY Phone	1-866-567-8893, Employment Standards Call Centre
Fax	416-326-7061
Website	www.labour.gov.on.ca

Description and Service Details

Description (Service)	Administers and enforces the Employment Standards Act, 2000 Guide to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 Provides for minimum terms and conditions of employment: sets out maximum number of hours that can be worked in a day or week, minimum daily, weekly or biweekly rest periods, and rules for overtime pay establishes the minimum wage rates General rates, Oct 1, 2022: $15.50 per hour, increasing to $16.55 per hour Oct 1, 2023 Students under 18 years, Oct 1, 2022: $14.60 per hour, increasing to $15.60 Oct 1, 2023 establishes vacation pay and paid public holidays -- New Year's Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, Boxing Day prohibits unequal pay for equal work on the basis of sex prohibits discrimination on bases such as sex, age or marital status in employer-provided benefit plans establishes entitlement to various categories of leave such as sick leave, pregnancy and parental leave, caregiver leave, or personal emergency leave 8 days unpaid emergency leave per calendar year (3 days for personal illness; 3 days for family responsibilities such as illness of child or spouse; 2 days for bereavement leave) forbids lie detector testing obliges employers to provide notice of termination or pay in lieu obliges employers to provide severance pay to terminated employees when applicable permits retail store workers to refuse work on Sunday and public holidays under particular circumstances protects the rights of domestic workers and homeworkers
Hours	Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm
Areas Served	Ontario
Eligibility	Employees, including temporary foreign workers, or employers Residency Requirements: Ontario
Application	Call for information ; online information or claim filing at www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/forms/claim
Languages	Other languages may be available

Site Information

Located In Community	Toronto
Address & Map	400 University Ave 9th Fl Toronto, ON Canada M7A 1T7
Mailing Address	400 University Ave 9th Fl Toronto, ON Canada M7A 1T7
Physical Access	Not applicable - no walk-in service

Categories and Classification

HCSD Main Heading	Employment / Training ; Government / Legal
HCSD Sub Heading	Consumer Protection / Complaints ; Occupational Health and Safety
Service Categories	Labour Standards and Practices ; Occupational Health and Safety ; Provincial/Territorial Government Departments ~ Labour Issues

Agency Overview