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Quebec – Labour Standards
This page provides information and resources on Quebec and Government of Canada labour standards and employment equity.
Specialized Web Sites
General Information and Guides
Laws, Regulations
Departments, Organizations
Canada Labour Code
Employment Equity
Specialized Web Sites
- Labour Standards in Québec – Commission des normes du travail, Gouvernement du Québec
- Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines et en relations industrielles agréés du Québec (Available in French only)
- Human Resources Management – Government of Canada
General Information and Guides
- Human Resource Management Guide – Commission des normes du travail, Gouvernement du Québec
- Standards – Commission des normes du travail, Gouvernement du Québec
- Publications – Commission des normes du travail, Gouvernement du Québec
- Les normes du travail au Québec – Éducaloi (Available in French only)
- Employment Standards Legislation in Canada – Human Resources and Skills Development
- Becoming an Employer – Canada Business Service Centres
Laws, Regulations
- Laws and Regulations – Commission des normes du travail, Gouvernement du Québec
- Code du travail du Québec – Gouvernement du Québec (Available in French only)
Departments, Organizations
- Gouvernement du Québec
- Ministère du Travail – Gouvernement du Québec (Available in French only)
- Labour Standards in Québec – Commission des normes du travail, Gouvernement du Québec
- Organismes relevant de l'autorité du ministre – Ministère du travail, Gouvernement du Québec (Available in French only)
Canada Labour Code
(for employees in industries under federal jurisdiction)
- Employment Standards – Human Resources Development Canada
- Canada Labour Code, Part 3 – Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
- Canada Labour Code – Department of Justice Canada
Employment Equity
Industries under provincial jurisdiction
- Commission de l'équité salariale – Gouvernement du Québec (Available in French only)
- À propos... pourquoi une loi? – Commission de l'équité salariale (Available in French only)
- À propos, qu'est-ce que l'équité salariale? – Commission de l'équité salariale (Available in French only)
Industries under federal jurisdiction
- Workplace Equity – Human Resources and Skills Development
- Employment Standards Legislation in Canada – Human Resources and Skills Development
- Equal Pay Printable Version – PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader required)
- Employment Equity Act – Department of Justice Canada