🇨🇦 Canada · Employment Compliance

Mandatory contracts, payroll and social-insurance registration, and the official labor authority.

In Canada, most employment is governed by provincial/territorial employment-standards laws; federally-regulated industries follow the Canada Labour Code. Standards cover minimum wage, hours of work, overtime, leaves and termination. Check the employment-standards office for the relevant province, or the federal labour standards for federally-regulated sectors.

  • Most employment follows provincial/territorial employment-standards laws — check your province.
  • Federally-regulated industries follow the Canada Labour Code.
  • Standards cover minimum wage, hours, overtime, leaves and termination.

Official authorities

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