Employer Responsibilities

Ontario Ministry of Labour

Provincial standards for employment, health and safety, and labour relations issues.

• Employment Standards
  Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act, 2000
  Fact Sheets (key sections of legislation)
• Health and Safety
  Guide to Health and Safety Act
  Guide to Joint and Safety Committees
  Guide to Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
  Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment
  Training of Workers
• Labour Relations
• Pay Equity Commission

Workplace Safety Insurance Board

Oversees Ontario's workplace safety education and training system, provides disability benefits, monitors the quality of health care, and assists in early and safe return to work.

• Health and Safety issues
• Legal responsibilities under WSIB
• Contact information

Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Responsible for the protection of Ontario's environment.

• Land resources
• Air quality
• Water preservation
• Contact information

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

An independent federal body, accountable to Parliament through the Minister of the Environment. The Agency works to provide Canadians with high-quality environmental assessments that contribute to informed decision making, in support of sustainable development.

• Canadian Environmental Assessment Act
• Contact information

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Committed to protecting and managing the province's natural resources and making the interest from that capital available for individuals, communities and economies that depend on it.

• Forestry legislation
• Water management
• Contact information

Natural Resources Canada

Plays a pivotal role in helping shape the important contributions of the natural resources sector to the Canadian economy, society and environment.

• Information on explosive licences, certificates and permits
• Contact information

Ontario Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry

Supports the mineral industry by providing it with valuable information about the province's geology. It also delivers and administers Ontario's Mining Act to improve the investment climate for mineral development.

• Mineral Development and Mine Rehabilitation
• Contact information

Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Regulates the transportation system within the province of Ontario.

• Highway Traffic Act
• Commercial Vehicle Impoundment Program
• Contact information

Transportation of Dangerous Goods Directorate

Transportation by air, marine, rail and road is regulated under the federal transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992. The transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, adopted by all provinces and territories, establishes the safety requirements for the transportation of dangerous goods.

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Administers the legislated standards on food products, livestock and agriculture management.

• Agricultural Employees Protection Act
• Agricultural information & services
• Food inspection programs
• Contact information

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Provides information, research and technology, and policies and programs to achieve security of the food system, health of the environment and innovation for growth.

• Programs and Services
• Contact information

Ontario Ministry of Revenue

The Tax Revenue Division of the Ministry of Revenue administers Ontario's tax statutes, tax credits and benefits programs.

• Fuel Tax information
• Forms
• Contact information

Canada Revenue Agency

Provides information on the current tax laws of Canada: explains how these are interpreted and applied.

• Topics for business: GST, tax forms, etc.
• Contact information

Ministry of Government Services

Issues birth, death and marriage certificates, manages and operates 54 Land Registry Offices. MCS also manages 67 Ontario statutes ranging from the Liquor Licence Act to the Retail Business Holidays Act.

• Online complaint form
• Contact information

Technical Standards and Safety Authority

Regulates safety in industry sectors such as amusement devices; boilers and pressure vessels; elevating devices; natural gas, petroleum, propane fuels and equipment; operating engineers and upholstered and stuffed articles.

• Contact information

Electrical Safety Authority

Ensuring electrical safety due diligence and compliance to the Ontario Electrical Safety Code.

• Electrical safety standards
• Reporting electrical incidents
• Contact information

Ontario Building Code

Advice on interpreting the Code requirements, how to become qualified or registered, information on resolving disputes, access training, and more.

• Building Code Act 1992

Ontario Retrofit Code

• Comprehensive explanations and examples relating to the application the Code.

Ontario Electrical Safety Code

• Code, notices and sample bulletins

Ontario Fire Code

• Information on the Fire Protection and Prevention Act and the Ontario Fire Code

Municipal Standards, Permits & By-Laws

• Workplace and business by-law obligations