Employment Standards & Labour Code

The Canada Labour Code (CLC) applies only to federally regulated employers (including those in industries like inter-provincial or international transportation, radio, television, postal service, banking, some crown corporations, etc). The CLC regulates such things as strikes and lockouts, occupational health and safety, and some employment standards. Employment standards are minimum standards of employment for employers and employees in the workplace.

In Alberta, employment standards are contained in the Employment Standards Code and the Employment Standards Regulation. Alberta Employment and Immigration administers the employment standards legislation.

Alberta's Labour Relations Board administers the Labour Relations Code which deals with disputes between employers and trade unions (and employees represented by trade unions). Employees not in unions can contact the Employment Standards Branch.

Alberta Government

• Alberta Employment and Immigration - Employment Standards

  Information on administering employment standards, education/promotion, facts and information, filing a complaint, legislation, publications, employment standards code review.

  • What are the Employment Standards?

    Information on Payment of Earnings, Minimum Wage, Hours of Work, Overtime, Vacations, Holidays, Maternity and Parental Leave, Termination of Employment, Employment of individuals under 18, Adolescent Employment.

  • Employment Standards Code

  • Employment Standards Regulation

• Alberta Labour Relations Board

  • Legislation

    Labour Relations Code, Public Service Employee Relations Act and the Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act

• The Business Link - Employment Standards

  Informational guide on whom employment standards apply to, summary of all the standards, additional references.

Government of Canada

Human Resources and Social Development

• Canada Labour Standards: Legislation and Agreements

• Employment Standards Legislation in Canada

• Canada Labour Code

  Part 3 of the Canada Labour Code deals with standard hours, wages, vacation and holidays.

• Equal Pay Program

  Informational guide on whom employment standards apply to, summary of all the standards, additional references.

• Federal Minimum Hourly Wage

  Information on current and forthcoming minimum hourly wage rates for experienced adult workers in Canada.

The Business Link

• Federal Minimum Hourly Wage

Date Updated: Aug 21, 2008
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