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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

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Labour Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) [previously HRSDC]
Ottawa ON K1A 0J2
http://www.labour.gc.ca/eng/home.shtml

Canadian Human Rights Commission
344 Slater Street, 8th Floor,
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1E1, Canada
Telephone: (613) 995-1151 or Toll Free: 1-888-214-1090
TTY: 1-888-643-3304
Fax: (613) 996-9661
http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/default-eng.aspx


Alberta

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Employment Standards
Alberta Labour
Main Floor Sterling Place
9940 - 106 Street
Edmonton AB T5K 2N2
Alberta (780) 310-0000, then (780) 427-3731
Edmonton and surrounding areas dial (780) 427-3731
Fax: (780) 422 4349
On-line Request Form: http://work.alberta.ca/employment-standards/Employment-Standards-Online-Inquiry.html
http://work.alberta.ca/employment-standards.html

Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission
Northern Regional Office
800 Standard Life Centre
10405 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 4R7
Confidential Inquiry Line (780) 427-7661
Fax (780) 427-6013

Southern Regional Office
Suite 310, 525 - 11 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2R 0C9
Confidential Inquiry Line (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

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Employment Standards Branch
Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services
PO Box 9594 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9K4
Telephone: (250) 612-4100 or Toll-Free: 1-800-663-3316 (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 or Toll-Free: 1-888-440-8844 (in B.C.)
Fax: (604) 775-2020
TTY: (604) 775-2021
http://www.bchrt.bc.ca/


Manitoba

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Employment Standards
Manitoba Labour and Immigration
Room 604 - 401 York Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 0P8
24 hour Inquiry Lines
Telephone: (204) 945-3352 or Toll-Free: 1-800-821-4307
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/index.html

Manitoba Human Rights Commission
7th Flr-175 Hargrave
Winnipeg MB R3C 3R8
Telephone: (204) 945-3007 or Toll-Free: (888) 884-8681
TTY: (204) 945-3442
Fax: (204) 945-1292
E-mail: hrc@gov.mb.ca
http://www.manitobahumanrights.ca/


New Brunswick

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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 or Toll-Free: 1-888- 452-2687
Fax: (506) 453-3806
http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/contacts/dept_renderer.145.3089.3207.html

New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
751 Brunswick Street
P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, NB Canada E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-2301 or Toll-Free: 1-888-471-2233 (in N.B.)
Fax: (506) 453-2653
TDD: (506) 453-2911
E-mail: hrc.cdp@gnOMITTHISb.ca
Office hours: 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM Atlantic Time
http://www.gnb.ca/hrc-cdp/index-e.asp


Newfoundland and Labrador

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Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
The Beothuck Building
20 Crosbie Place
P.O. Box 8700
St. John's, NL A1B 4J6
Telephone: (709) 729-2709 or Toll-Free: 1-800-563-5808
Fax: (709) 729-0790
E-mail: humanrights@gov.nl.ca
https://thinkhumanrights.ca/


Northwest Territories

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Employment Standards
Department of Education, Culture and Employment
1st Floor Nova Plaza
PO Box 1320
Yellowknife NT X1A 2L9
Telephone: (867) 767-9351 ext. 71469 or Toll-Free: 1-888-700-5707 (Canada-wide)
Fax: (867) 873-0483
E-mail: employment_standards@gov.nt.ca
https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/employment-standards

Northwest Territories Human Rights Commission
Main Floor, Laing Building, 5003-49th Street
PO Box 1860
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2P4
E-mail: info@nwthumanrights.ca
Telephone: (867) 669-5575 or Toll-Free: 1-888-669-5575
Fax: (867) 873-0357
http://www.nwthumanrights.ca/


Nova Scotia

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Labour Standards Division
Department of Labour and Advanced Education
5151 Terminal Road, 7th floor
PO Box 697
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T8
Telephone: (902) 424-4311 or Toll-Free: 1-888-315-0110
Fax: (902) 424-5640
E-mail: labrstd@gov.ns.ca
http://www.gov.ns.ca/enla/labourstandards/

Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
6th Floor, Joseph Howe Building
1690 Hollis Street
P.O. Box 2221
Halifax, NS B3J 3C4
Telephone: (902) 424-4111 or Toll-Free: 1-877-269-7699
Fax : (902) 424-0596
E-mail: hrcinquiries@novascotia.ca
http://humanrights.gov.ns.ca/


Nunavut

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Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal
P.O. Box 15
Coral Harbour, Nunavut X0C 0C0
Telephone: (867) 925-8447 or Toll-Free: 1-866-413-6478
Fax: (867) 925-8453
http://www.nhrt.ca/english/


Ontario

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Employment Practices Branch
Ministry of Labour
400 University Avenue, 9th Floor
Toronto ON M7A 1T7
Telephone: (416) 326-7160 or Toll-Free: 1-800-463-2493 (in Ontario)
Toll-free: 1-800-531-5551 (Canada-wide)
http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/index.php

Ontario Human Rights Commission
180 Dundas Street W. 8th Floor
Toronto ON M7A 2R9
Human Rights Inquiries:
Telephone: (416) 326-9511 or Toll-Free: 1-800-387-9080
TTY (Local) (416) 314-6526 or Toll-Free: 1-800-308-5561

Head Office:
Reception: (416) 314-4500
Reception (TTY): (416) 314-4493
E-mail: info@ohrc.on.ca
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/


Prince Edward Island

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Employment Standards
Department of Environment, Labour and Justice
Second Floor, Jones Building
11 Kent Street
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8
Telephone: (902) 620-3777
Facsimile: (902) 368-5476
http://www.gov.pe.ca/sss/index

Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
53 Water Street, Charlottetown, PE
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8
Telephone: (902) 368-4180 or Toll-Free: 1-800-237-5031 (n PEI only)
Fax:(902) 368-4236
E-mail: peihr@isn.net
http://www.gov.pe.ca/humanrights/


Quebec

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Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) [formerly Commission des normes du travail ]
[Administrative Head Office]
524, rue Bourdages
Québec QC G1K 7E2
Telephone: 1-844-838-0808
http://www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca
Regional Offices: http://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/nous-joindre/pages/nous-joindre.aspx#bureau_regionaux

Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
360, Saint-Jacques Street, 2nd floor
Montreal (Quebec) H2Y 1P5
Telephone: (514) 873-5146 or Toll-Free: 1-800-361-6477
Fax: (514) 873-6032
http://www.cdpdj.qc.ca


Saskatchewan

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Employment Standards
Government of Saskatchewan
300-1870 Albert Street
Regina, SK S4P 4W1
Toll-Free: 1-800-667-1783 (Canada-wide)
Fax: (306) 787-4780
http://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/employment-standards

Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
Saskatoon Office
8th Floor, Sturdy Stone Building
122-3rd Avenue North
Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H6
Telephone: (306) 933-5952 or Toll-Free: 1-800-667-9249
Fax: (306) 933-7863
TTY: (306) 373-2119
E-mail: shrc@shrc.gov.sk.ca

Regina Office
1942 Hamilton Street, Suite 301
Regina, SK S4P 2C5
Telephone: (306) 787-2530 or Toll-Free: 1-800-6670-8577
Fax: (306) 787-0454
TTY: (306) 787-8550
E-mail: shrc@shrc.gov.sk.ca
http://saskatchewanhumanrights.ca/


Yukon

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Employment Standards
307 Black Street
Box 2703 (C-7)
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Telephone: (867) 667-5944 or Toll-Free: 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5944 (Yukon)
Fax: (867) 393-6317
E-mail: employmentstandards@gov.yk.ca
http://www.community.gov.yk.ca/es.html

Yukon Human Rights Commission
215-305 Main Street
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2B4
Telephone: (867) 667-6226 or Toll-Free: 1-800-661-0535
Fax: (867) 667-2662
E-mail: info@yukonhumanrights.ca
http://yukonhumanrights.ca/


  • Fact sheet confirmed current: 2017-07-17
  • Fact sheet last revised: 2016-06-27