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Employment Agency
The following is meant solely to help the reader understand the main features of primary regulations governing this activity, and not meant in any way to provide a legal interpretation.
Employment Standards Act:
This Act regulates relations between employers and non-unionized employees. Employers are required to comply with the province's minimum wage standards and working conditions, such as hours of work, annual vacations, general holidays, maternity/parental leave, and termination of employment.
Employment Standards Act: http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/stat/E/96113_01.htm
Employment Standards Act - Employment Standards Regulation:
To be considered an ?employment agency? a person must be receiving a fee for recruiting or offering to recruit employees for employers.
Prior to operating, an ?employment agency?must be licensed by the Employment Standards Branch. For further information on the Act?s requirements for employment agencies, see Part 2, ss. 10, 11, and 12 and licensing requirements in the Employment Standards Regulation.
A person providing information on employers or who provides a forum for the placement of advertisements by persons seeking employment is not an employment agency.
Interpretation Guidelines Manual - British Columbia Employment Standards Act and Regulations:http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/igm/esa-part-1/igm-esa-s1-employment-agency.htm
Primary Contact:
Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services - Employment Standards Branch
Administration Office:
2nd Floor - 880 Douglas St
Victoria BC V8W 2B7
Phone: 250 387-3300
Facsimile: 250 356-1886
Mailing Address:
PO Box 9570 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9K1
Regional Offices:
http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/contact/branch.htm
Website: http://www.labour.gov.bc.ca/esb/welcome.htm
Business Number (BN) Registration:
When becoming an employer you will be required to register with the Canada Revenue Agency. For details on a Business Number (BN), Payroll Deduction Information and to register call 1-800-959-5525 and visit the website at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/formspubs/topics/bn-e.html and http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/business/menu-e.html
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