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Employment and Human Rights
Last updated: November 2013
Prepared by the CCOHS
Employment and human rights legislation include such issues as pay rates, discrimination, harassment, employment insurance, etc. Information can be obtained from jurisdictions as listed below:
Canada
- Labour Program
- Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
- Contact Information:
- http://www.labour.gc.ca/eng/contact/index.shtml
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- 344 Slater Street, 8th Floor,
- Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1E1, Canada
- Telephone: (613) 995-1151
- Toll-free: 1-888-214-1090
- TTY: 1-888-643-3304
- Fax: (613) 996-9661
- http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/eng
Alberta
- Employment Standards
- Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry
- Main Floor Sterling Place
- 9940 - 106 Street
- Edmonton AB T5K 2N2
- Telephone: (780) 427-3731 (Edmonton)
- Toll-free: 1-877-427-3731
- Fax: (780) 422 4349
- Email: [email protected]
- http://employment.alberta.ca/SFW/1224.html
- Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
- Northern Regional Office
- 800 Standard Life Centre
- 10405 Jasper Avenue
- Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4R7
- Telephone: (780) 427-7661
- Fax (780) 427-6013
- Southern Regional Office
- Suite 310, 525 - 11 Avenue SW
- Calgary, Alberta T2R 0C9
- Telephone: (403) 297-6571
- Fax (403) 297-6567
To call toll-free within Alberta, dial 310-0000 and then enter the area code and phone number.
http://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/
British Columbia
- Employment Standards Branch
- Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services
- P.O. Box 9570 Stn Prov Govt
- Victoria, BC V8W 9K1
- Telephone: (250) 612-4100 in the Prince George area
- Toll-free: 1-800-663-3316 (toll-free in British Columbia)
- http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/
- BC Human Rights Tribunal
- 1170 - 605 Robson Street
- Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5J3
- Telephone: (604) 775-2000
- Toll-free: 1-888-440-8844 (in B.C.)
- Fax: (604) 775-2020
- TTY: (604) 775-2021
- http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/
Manitoba
- Employment Standards
- Manitoba Labour and Immigration
- Room 604 - 401 York Avenue
- Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0P8
- Telephone: (204) 945-3352
- Toll-free: 1-800-821-4307
- Fax: (204) 948-3046
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/index.html
- Manitoba Human Rights Commission
- 7th Floor-175 Hargrave
- Winnipeg MB R3C 3R8
- Telephone: (204) 945-3007
- Toll-free: 1-888-884-8681
- TTY: 1-888-897-2811
- Fax: (204) 945-1292
- [email protected]
- http://www.gov.mb.ca/hrc/
New Brunswick
- Employment Standards Branch
- Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
- Chestnut Complex
- 470 York Street
- P.O. Box 6000
- Fredericton, NB E3B 3P7
- Telephone: (506) 453-2725 (in Fredericton / outside New Brunswick)
- Toll-free: 1-888-4LABOUR (1-888-452-2687)
- Fax: (506) 453-3806
- http://www.gnb.ca/0308/index-e.asp
- New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
- 751 Brunswick Street
- P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5H1
- Telephone: (506) 453-2301 (Fredericton & out-of-province calls) or 1-888-471-2233 (toll-free in N.B.)
- TTY: (506) 453-2911
- Fax: (506) 453-2653
- Email: [email protected]
- Office hours: 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM Atlantic Time
- http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/index-e.asp
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Labour Relations Agency
- 3rd Floor, Beothuck Building
- 20 Crosbie Place
- P.O. Box 8700
- St. John's, NL, A1B 4J6
- Toll-free: 1-877-563-1063
- Fax: (709) 729-3528
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.gov.nl.ca/lra/index.html
- Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
- P.O. Box 8700
- St. John's, NL, A1B 4J6
- Telephone: (709) 729-2709
- Toll-free: 1-800-563-5808
- Fax: (709) 729-0790
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.justice.gov.nl.ca/hrc/
Northwest Terrirtories
- Employment Standards
- Department of Education, Culture and Employment
- First Floor, Nova Plaza Building
- 5019-52nd Street
- P.O. Box 1320
- Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
- Telephone: (867) 873-7486
- Toll-free:1-888-700-5707
- Fax: (867) 873-0483
- http://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/sections/employment
- Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
- Main Floor, Laing Building, 5003-49th Street
- P.O. Box 1860
- Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P4
- Telephone: (867) 669-5575 (Yellowknife)
- Toll-free: 1-888-669-5575
- Fax: 867-873-0357
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.nwthumanrights.ca/
Nova Scotia
- Labour Standards Division
- Department of Labour and Advanced Education
- 5151 Terminal Road, 7th floor
- P.O. Box 697
- Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T8
- Telephone: 902-424-4311
- Toll-Free: 1-888-315-0110
- Fax: 902-424-0648
- Email: [email protected]
- http://novascotia.ca/lae/labourstandards/
- Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
- Summit Place
- 1601 Lower Water Street, 6th Floor
- P.O. Box 2221
- Halifax, NS B3J 3C4
- Telephone: (902) 424-4111
- Toll-free: 1-877-269-7699
- TTY: (902) 424-3139
- Fax: (902) 424-0596
- Email: [email protected]
- http://humanrights.gov.ns.ca/
Nunavut
- Labour Standards Compliance Office
- Quasi-Judicial Services
- Department of Justice
- P.O. Box 1000 Stn 590
- Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
- Telephone: 1-867-975-7293
- Toll-free: 1-877-806-8402
- Fax: (867) 975-7294
- Email: [email protected]
- www.justice.gov.nu.ca/i18n/english/
- (Note: minimal information on website)
- Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal
- P.O. Box 15
- Coral Harbour, NU X0C 0C0
- Toll-free: 1-866-413-6478
- Toll-free Fax: 1-888-220-1011
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.nhrt.ca/english/home
Ontario
- Employment Practices Branch
- Ministry of Labour
- 400 University Avenue, 9th Floor
- Toronto ON M7A 1T7
- Telephone: (416) 326-7160 (Greater Toronto Area)
- Toll-free: 1-800-531-5551 (toll-free Canada-wide)
- Fax: (416) 326-7061
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/
- Ontario Human Rights Commission
- Human Rights Inquiries:
- Telephone (Local): (416) 326-9511
- Toll-free (outside Toronto Area): 1-800-387-9080
- TTY (Local) (416) 314-6526
- TTY (Toll Free) 1-800-308-5561
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Head Office:
- 180 Dundas Street West, 8th Floor
- Toronto, ON M7A 2R9
- Reception: (416) 314-4500
- Reception (TTY): (416) 314-4493
- http://www.ohrc.on.ca/
Prince Edward Island
- Labour and Industrial Relations
- Communities, Cultural Affairs and Labour
- Sherwood Business Centre, 2nd Floor
- P.O. Box 2000
- Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N8
- Telephone: (902) 368-5550
- Toll-free: 1-800-333-4362
- Fax: (902) 368-5476
- http://www.gov.pe.ca/commcul/lair-info/index.php3
- Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
- 53 Water Street, Charlottetown, PEI
- P.O. Box 2000
- Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8
- Telephone: (902) 368-4180
- Toll-free: 1-800-237-5031 (PEI only)
- Fax: (902) 368-4236
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.gov.pe.ca/humanrights/
Quebec
- Commission des normes du travail
- Hall Est, 7th floor
- 400, boul. Jean-Lesage
- Québec (Québec) G1K 8W1
- Telephone: (418) 644-0817 (Québec)
- Telephone: (514) 873-7061 (Montreal)
- Toll-free: 1-800-265-1414 (Québec)
- Toll-free: 1-800-563-9058
- Fax: (418) 643-5132
- http://www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca/en/
- Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
- 360, Saint-Jacques Street, 2nd floor
- Montréal (Québec) H2Y 1P5
- Telephone: (514) 873-5146
- Toll free: 1-800-361-6477
- TTY: (514) 873-2648
- Fax: (514) 873-6032
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.cdpdj.qc.ca/fr/Pages/default.aspx
Saskatchewan
- Labour Standards Division
- Saskatchewan Advanced Education, Employment and Immigration
- 3rd floor, 1870 Albert St.
- Regina, SK S4P 4W1
- Telephone: (306) 787-2438
- Toll-free: 1-800-667-1783 (Canada)
- Fax: (306) 787-4780
- Email Contact Form: http://www.lrws.gov.sk.ca/Contact
- http://www.lrws.gov.sk.ca/labour-standards
- Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
- Saskatoon Office
- 8th Floor, Sturdy Stone Building
- 122-3rd Avenue North
- Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H6
- Telephone: (306) 933-5952
- Toll-free: 1-800-667-9249
- TTY: (306) 373-2119
- Fax: (306) 933-7863
- Email: [email protected]
- Regina Office
- Suite 301
- 1942 Hamilton Street
- Regina, SK S4P 2C5
- Telephone: (306) 787-2530
- Toll-free: 1-800-667-8577
- TTY: (306) 787-8550
- Fax: (306) 787-0454
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.shrc.gov.sk.ca/
Yukon
- Employment Standards
- Department of Community Services
- 307 Black Street, Whitehorse
- Box 2703 (C-7), Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
- Telephone: (867) 667-5944
- Toll-free: 1-800-661-0408 local 5944 (Yukon)
- Fax: (867) 393-6317
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.community.gov.yk.ca/es.html
- Yukon Human Rights Commission
- 101 - 9010 Quartz Road
- Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2Z5
- Telephone: (867) 667-6226 or
- Toll-free: 1-800-661-0535
- Fax: (867) 667-2662
- Email: [email protected]
- http://www.yhrc.yk.ca/