CHAPTER 13 Employment Law
Occupational Health and Safety and Workers’ Compensation Each province has enacted legislation to establish certain standards for occupational health and safety and to compensate employees who are injured in the course of their employment. The Canada Labour Code has similar regulatory standards for employees and employers under federal jurisdiction. In Ontario, employers must meet the following safety standards in the Occupational Health and Safety Act : – encourage health and safety programs through mandatory committees of management and worker representatives; – impose duties on employers, supervisors, workers and other persons (e.g., owners) concerning workplace safety; – provide employees with access to information regarding the presence of hazardous materials at the workplace; – permit employees to refuse to work when they have reason to believe that their safety or that of another employee is endangered; and – protect employees from violence and harassment. Each jurisdiction in Canada has enacted legislation to establish standards for occupational health and safety and to compensate employees who are injured in the course of their employment.
Québec’s Act respecting parental insurance provides for a parental insurance plan that grants benefits to parents upon the birth of their child or the adoption of a minor. Every employee resident in Québec and every Québec employer is required to pay a premium. The 2023 contribution is 0.494% for the employee and 0.692% for the employer of earnings up to a maximum of $91,000. The maximum contribution payable in 2023 by the employee is $449.54 and by the employer is $629.72. Canada Pension Plan Participation in the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is compulsory. With the exception of employers and employees in Québec, all employers and employees in Canada are required to contribute to CPP. Québec has a provincial pension scheme (QPP), which provides benefits comparable to CPP benefits. All provinces also have pension benefits standards legislation governing the elements of a private pension plan, including defined benefit, defined contribution and retirement savings plans. For more details regarding CPP, QPP and pension benefits standards legislation, see the Retirement Plans, Employee Benefits and Savings Plans chapter of this guide.
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