Canada Labour Code

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Change is Coming to Termination Requirements under the Canada Labour Code

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Change is Coming to Termination Requirements under the Canada Labour Code

As of February 1, 2024, Part III of the Canada Labour Code (“CLC”) will require federally-regulated employers (including those in the private sector and Crown corporations) to meet the following obligations when terminating employment:

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Employment statements: now mandatory for federally regulated employers

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Employment statements: now mandatory for federally regulated employers

Due to recent changes to the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”), federally regulated employers are now required to provide workers with written “employment statements”.

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Employment Rights for Federally-Regulated Employees

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Employment Rights for Federally-Regulated Employees

The authority to make laws in Canada is split between the federal and provincial governments. Generally speaking, the employment relationship of most Ontario workers is subject to provincial laws such as the Employment Standards Act. A limited number of Ontario employees, however, work in industries over which the federal government has jurisdiction, and consequently sets the law. The federal equivalent of the Employment Standards Act is the Canada Labour Code. Federal jurisdiction applies to many Ontario workers employed in the following industries:

 

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