In the working field there are instances that might be difficult to navigate due to the situation. Many of these cases can be caused by employees not having the legal knowledge to approach these situations and correct the wrong. This section is to provide basic legal rights that a worker is entitled to in Canada, there are also links provided to have the resources to search more in-depth into different situations that may arise at work that are not legal in the Canadian justice system. 

Work both have many issues that could arise due to discrimination or unsafe work. Within the working class of part-time work, there is a higher chance of these jobs being of precarious nature and will lead to more violations of rights. In any work environment, there is the ability to refuse unsafe work to a degree, and an employer is not allowed to demand you to fulfill tasks that you feel are unsafe. This also comes with employers not having the ability to retaliate against you for speaking out or refusing unsafe work. If there were a case of retaliation see Find a Lawyer to find a lawyer that could potentially argue the case for you without paying legal fees. You also have the ability to approach the Human Rights commission https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/eng to submit a complaint that they will investigate and if deemed to be substantial will result in individual compensation.

In Canada, there is also protection for employees so that they are not to be discriminated against due to race, age, colour, national or ethnic origin, religion, disability, sex, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, or pardoned conviction. If there is ever a case where this is in question a complaint should be filed to the Canadian human rights tribunal where there will be an investigation. Within Ontario, there are even more restrictions on workplace discrimination such as citizenship/nationality, ancestry, and income source/public assistance.  

Learn more at:

https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/rights-workplace.html

In Canada vary but there is a federal limit to the amount you can work and also the minimum pay an individual can receive. The general minimum wage is set at 14.25$ currently, students (under 18) wage is set at 13.40$ and Liquor servers minimum wage is 12.45$.

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A worker is only permitted to work 8 hours a day unless they have given written or electronic confirmation that they are willing to work longer. The amount of hours that an individual can work in a single week is 48 hours before there is a need for overtime pay.

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