Managing the employment relationship in Ontario

What state-specific laws govern the employment relationship?

The major Ontario employment-related statute is the Employment Standards Act 2000. Other important statutes affecting private employers include:

• the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act 2005;
• the Agricultural Employees Protection Act 2002;
• the Employers and Employees Act;
• the Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-In Care Givers and Others) 2009;
• the Human Rights Code;
• the Labor Relations Act 1995;