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Employment law in Canada

Employer duties, worker rights, contracts, workplace standards, and labour relations. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.

1,508 matching statutes

• Canada

  Income Tax Regulations

  As of 26 May 2026 · 48 provisions

  This part defines key payroll-tax terms and sets rules for withholding and remitting amounts from remuneration and other listed payments.

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  Withdrawal of Entities Regulations

  As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

  These regulations apply to certain public service employees affected by a withdrawal order, exclude later re-employment by the withdrawing employer, and set pension and survivor benefit rules for affected persons and their families.

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• Canada

  Non-smokers’ Health Act

  1985, c. 15 (4th Supp.)

  As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

  Employers must stop smoking in controlled work spaces, may set up limited designated smoking rooms or areas, and must follow notice, consultation, and ventilation rules. Smokers, employees, employers, inspectors, and carriers also face specific duties, inspection powers, and fines.

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  St. Lawrence Seaway Authority Divestiture Regulations

  As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

  This regulation sets transition rules for certain public service contributors who move to the new employer, including option timing and survivor benefits.

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• Canada

  Certain Canada Port Authorities Divestiture Regulations

  As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

  These Regulations set out who they apply to, who is excluded, and how pension-related options and benefits work for certain employees who move to a new employer.

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• Canada

  Employment Insurance (Fishing) Regulations

  As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

  These regulations set special Employment Insurance rules for fishers, including who counts as an employer, how fishing earnings are calculated, what records must be kept, and when benefit periods and special benefits can be established.

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  Aviation Occupational Health and Safety Regulations

  As of 26 May 2026 · 2 provisions

  These regulations set workplace safety rules for aircraft operations, including employer recordkeeping, hazard controls, asbestos procedures, noise limits, washroom supplies, and food and electrical safety rules.

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  Portions of the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food Divestiture Regulations

  As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

  These regulations define a “new employer,” apply to certain employees who move from the public service to that employer, create exceptions, and give some people rights to request benefits within a one-year period.

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  Portions of the Department of National Defence Divestiture Regulations

  As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

  This regulation applies to certain public service employees who move to a new employer under an agreement, sets out related pension and benefit rules, and states some exceptions and deadlines.

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  Règlement concernant la nomination d’Autochtones à des postes au ministère des Affaires indiennes et du Nord canadien dans le cadre d’un programme d’équité en matière d’emploi

  As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

  Le règlement permet des nominations d’Autochtones dans certains postes du ministère, avec une exemption de certaines règles de la Loi sur l’emploi dans la fonction publique, sous réserve d’une exception précise.

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• Canada

  Décret de remise des cotisations d’assurance-chômage — emploi auprès du conjoint

  As of 26 May 2026 · 1 provisions

  Le décret accorde une remise des cotisations d’assurance-chômage à un particulier et à son employeur pour un emploi auprès du conjoint, sous réserve de certaines exceptions.

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  Pension Benefits Standards Act, 1985

  1985, c. 32 (2nd Supp.)

  As of 26 May 2026 · 4 provisions

  This provision defines key pension terms and sets out core administration, funding, registration, reporting, and supervision rules for pension plans under the Act.

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