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Archived - Overview of Part III of the Canada Labour Code (Labour Standards)
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Part III provides protection of basic worker rights while creating a fair and competitive market for employers under federal jurisdiction.
The Code is comprised of three Parts:
- Part I - Industrial Relations
- Part II - Occupational Health and Safety
- Part III - Labour Standards
- Jurisdiction
- Division I - Hours of Work
- Division II - Minimum Wage
- Division III - Equal Wages
- Division IV - Annual Vacation
- Division V - General Holidays
- Division VI - Multi-Employer Employment
- Division VII - Reassignment, Maternity Leave, Parental Leave and Compassionate Care Leave
- Division VIII - Bereavement Leave
- Division IX - Group Termination of Employment
- Division X - Individual Termination of Employment
- Division XI - Severance Pay
- Exception to Divisions X and XI
- Division XII - Garnishment
- Division XIII - Sick Leave
- Division XIII.1 - Work Related Illness and Injury
- Division XIV - Unjust Dismissal
- Division XV - Payment of Wages
- Division XV.1 - Sexual Harassment
- Division XVI - Administration and General
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