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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
Back to topLabour Program
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Mailing addresses: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/labour-contact.html#offices
Telephone: 1-800-641-4049
Email: NA-ERO-GD@labour-travail.gc.ca
Federally regulated employees - Filing a labour standards complaint with the Labour Program: Overview - Canada.ca
http://www.labour.gc.ca/eng/home.shtml
Canadian Human Rights Commission
344 Slater Street, 8th Floor,
Ottawa, ON K1A 1E1
Telephone: (613) 995-1151 or Toll-Free: 1-888-214-1090
TTY: 1-888-643-3304
Fax: (613) 996-9661
VRS: For Canadians who are deaf, hard of hearing or speech-impaired, access can be achieved via their own interpreter or via Canada VRS, which provides an interpreter.
Alberta
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Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Trade 425 Legislature Building
10800 - 97 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6
Telephone: 780-427-3731 or Toll-Free: 1-877-427-3731
TTY: 780-427-9999 or Toll-Free TTY: 1-800-232-7215
Fax: (780) 422 4349
Online-Inquiry
http://work.alberta.ca/employment-standards.html
Alberta Human Rights Commission
Edmonton Office :
800 , 10405 Jasper Avenue NW
Edmonton, A B T5J 4R7
Fax : (780) 427-6013
Calgary Office :
200, John J. Bowlen Building
520 - 7 Avenue SW
Calgary, A B T2 P 0Y8
Fax : (403) 297-6567
Confidential Inquiry Line: (780) 427-7661
Toll-Free: dial 310-000 and enter the Confidential Inquiry Line number when prompted. For province-wide free access from a mobile phone, enter *310 (for Rogers) or #310 (for Telus and Bell) and then the Confidential Inquiry Line number when prompted.
VRS: For video-relay service for Albertans who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech-impaired, access our services via your own interpreter or via Canada VRS, which provides an interpreter.
Email: AHRC.Registrar@gov.ab.ca
https://albertahumanrights.ab.ca/
British Columbia
Back to topEmployment Standards Branch
British Columbia Ministry of Labour
PO Box 9570 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9K1
Telephone: 1-833-236-3700
Text message: (604) 660-2421
Fax: 1-855-490-0476
Regional Offices: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/contact-us
BC Human Rights Clinic
300-1140 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC. V6E 4G1
Telephone: (604) 622-1100 or Toll-Free: 1-855-685-6222
Fax: (604) 685-7611
Manitoba
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Manitoba Division of Labour
Winnipeg Office:
6th Floor - 401 York Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R3C 0P8
Brandon Office:
328 - 340 9th Street
Provincial Building
Brandon, MB R7A 6C2
Telephone: (204) 945-3352 or Toll-Free: 1-800-821-4307
Fax: (204) 948-3046
http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/index.html
Manitoba Human Rights Commission
Winnipeg Office:
700-175 Hargrave
Winnipeg, MB R3C 3R8
Telephone: (204) 945-3007
Fax: (204) 945-1292
Brandon Office:
341-340 Ninth Street
Brandon, MB R7A 6C2
Phone: (204) 726-6261
Fax: (204) 726-6036
Toll-Free: 1-888-884-8681
New Brunswick
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Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour
Chestnut Complex
P.O. Box 6000
Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-3902 or Toll-Free: ENG 1-888-452-2687, FR 1-888-487-2824
Fax: (506) 453-3806
Email: EmploymentStandards@gnb.ca
New Brunswick Human Rights Commission
Barry House
P.O. Box 6000, Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-2301 or Toll-Free: 1-888-471-2233
Fax: (506) 453-2653
TTY: (506) 453-2911
Newfoundland and Labrador
Back to topLabour Standards Division
Department of Environment and Climate Change
St. John's Office:
P.O. Box 8700
Confederation Building
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6
Telephone: (709) 729-2742
Fax: 709∙729∙3528
Corner Brook Office:
P.O. Box 2006
1-3 Union Street
Corner Brook, NL A2H 6J8
Telephone: (709) 637-2364
Fax: 709∙637∙2931
Toll-Free: 1-877-563-1063
Email: LabourStandards@gov.nl.ca
https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/labour/nonunion/
Newfoundland and Labrador Human Rights Commission
50 Elizabeth Ave
St. John's, NL A1A 1W6
Telephone: (709) 729-2709 or Toll-Free: 1-800-563-5808
Fax: (709) 729-0790
Northwest Territories
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Department of Education, Culture and Employment
PO Box 1320
Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9
Telephone: (867) 767-9351 ext. 71469 or Toll-Free: 1-888-700-5707
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
Yellowknife, NT X1A 1P5
Telephone: (867) 669-5575 or Toll-Free: 1-888-669-5575
Fax: (867) 873-0357
E-mail: info@nwthumanrights.ca
Online contact form
http://www.nwthumanrights.ca/
Nova Scotia
Back to topLabour Standards Division
Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration
5151 Terminal Road, 7th floor
PO Box 697
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T8
Telephone: (902) 424-4311 or Toll-Free: 1-888-315-0110 (in Nova Scotia)
Fax: (902) 424-5640
E-mail: labourstandards@novascotia.ca
https://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission
PO Box 2221
Halifax, NS B3J 3C4
Telephone: (902) 424-4111 or Toll-Free: 1-877-269-7699 (in Nova Scotia)
TTY services are available via 711
Fax : (902) 424-0596
E-mail: hrcinquiries@novascotia.ca
Inquiry form
http://humanrights.gov.ns.ca/
Nunavut
Back to topLabour Standards Compliance Office
PO Box 1000
Station 590
Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0
Telephone: 1-867-975-6322 or toll-Free: 1-877-806-8402
Fax: 1-867-975-6367
Email: LabourServices@gov.nu.ca
https://nu-lsco.ca/
Nunavut Human Rights Tribunal
P.O. Box 15
Coral Harbour, NU X0C 0C0
Toll-Free: 1-866-413-6478
Fax: 1-888-220-1011
Ontario
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Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
400 University Avenue, 9th Floor
Toronto ON M7A 1T7
Telephone: (416) 326-7160 or Toll-Free: 1-800-531-5551
Toll-free TTY: 1-866-567-8893
Email: webes@ontario.ca
http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/index.php
Ontario Human Rights Commission
180 Dundas Street W. 9th Floor
Toronto ON M7A 2G5
Telephone: (416) 326-9511 or Toll-Free: 1-800-387-9080
TTY (Local) (416) 326-0603 or Toll-Free: 1-800-308-5561
Prince Edward Island
Back to topEmployment Standards Branch
161 St Peters Road, 2nd floor
PO Box 2000, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N8
Telephone: 1-800-333-4362 or (902) 368-5550
Fax: (902) 368-5476
www.peiemploymentstandards.com
Prince Edward Island Human Rights Commission
9 Pownal Street
PO Box 2000
Charlottetown PE C1A 7N8
Telephone: (902) 368-4180
E-mail: contact@peihumanrights.ca
https://www.peihumanrights.ca/
Quebec
Back to topCommission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)
C. P. 1200, succ. Terminus
Québec QC G1K 7E2
Telephone: 1-844-838-0808
Online contact form
http://www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca
Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse
360, Saint-Jacques Street, 2nd floor
Montreal (Quebec) H2Y 1P5
Access for persons with limited mobility:
361, Notre-Dame St Wes
Telephone: (514) 873-5146 or Toll-Free: 1-800-361-6477
Fax: (514) 873-6032 or Toll-Free: 1-888-999-8201
Saskatchewan
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Government of Saskatchewan
Room 809, 122 3rd Avenue N
Saskatoon, SK S7K 2H6
Toll-Free: 1-800-667-1783 (Canada-wide)
Fax: (306) 787-4780
Email: employmentstandards@gov.sk.ca
http://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/employment-standards
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission
P.O. Box 6011
Saskatoon SK S7K 4E4
Telephone: (306) 933-5952 or Toll-Free: 1-800-667-9249
Fax: (306) 933-7863
Yukon
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307 Black Street, 1st floor
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2N1
Telephone: (867) 667-5944 or Toll-Free: 1-800-661-0408
Fax: (867) 393-6317
E-mail: employmentstandards@gov.yk.ca
https://yukon.ca/en/employment/employment-standards
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
- Fact sheet last revised: 2024-03-14