O. Reg. 289/01: ENFORCEMENT, Employment Standards Act, 2000, S.O. 2000, c. 41
Employment Standards Act, 2000
ONTARIO REGULATION 289/01
ENFORCEMENT
Historical version for the period July 31, 2017 to December 17, 2017.
Last amendment: O. Reg. 315/17.
This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.
Prescribed penalties re notices of contravention
1. The following penalties are prescribed for the purposes of subsection 113 (1) of the Act:
| Item | Contravention | Penalty | 
| 1. | If the notice relates to a contravention of section 2, 15, 15.1 or 16 of the Act | $250 | 
| 2. | If the notice relates to the second contravention of section 2, 15, 15.1 or 16 of the Act in a three-year period | $500 | 
| 3. | If the notice relates to the third or subsequent contravention of section 2, 15, 15.1 or 16 of the Act in a three-year period | $1,000 | 
| 4. | If the notice relates to a contravention of a provision of the Act other than section 2, 15, 15.1 or 16 | $250 | 
| 5. | If the notice relates to the second contravention of a provision of the Act other than section 2, 15, 15.1 or 16 in a three-year period | $500 | 
| 6. | If the notice relates to the third or subsequent contravention of a provision of the Act other than section 2, 15, 15.1 or 16 in a three-year period | $1,000 | 
| 7. | If the notice relates to a contravention of a provision of the Act other than section 2, 15, 15.1 or 16 and the contravention affects more than one employee | $250, multiplied by the number of employees affected | 
| 8. | If the notice relates to the second contravention of a provision of the Act other than section 2, 15, 15.1 or 16 in a three-year period and the contravention affects more than one employee | $500, multiplied by the number of employees affected | 
| 9. | If the notice relates to the third or subsequent contravention of a provision of the Act other than section 2, 15, 15.1 or 16 in a three-year period and the contravention affects more than one employee | $1,000, multiplied by the number of employees affected | 
O. Reg. 289/01, s. 1; O. Reg. 142/03, s. 1; O. Reg. 315/17, s. 1.
Reciprocal enforcement of orders
2. (1) Each state listed in Column 1 of the Table to this section is prescribed as a reciprocating state for the purposes of section 130 of the Act. O. Reg. 289/01, s. 2 (1).
(2) Each authority listed in Column 2 of the Table to this section is prescribed as the designated authority for the state listed opposite it in Column 1. O. Reg. 289/01, s. 2 (2).
TABLE
| Column 1 | Column 2 | 
| Alberta | Director of Employment Standards for Alberta | 
| British Columbia | Director of Employment Standards for British Columbia | 
| Manitoba | Director of Employment Standards for Manitoba | 
| New Brunswick | Director of Employment Standards for New Brunswick | 
| Newfoundland and Labrador | Director of Labour Standards for Newfoundland and Labrador | 
| Northwest Territories | Labour Standards Board of the Northwest Territories | 
| Nova Scotia | Director of Employment Standards for Nova Scotia | 
| Nunavut | Nunavut Labour Standards Board | 
| Prince Edward Island | Inspector of Labour Standards for Prince Edward Island | 
| Quebec | Commission des normes du travail | 
| Saskatchewan | Director of Labour Standards for Saskatchewan | 
| Yukon | Director of Employment Standards for the Yukon | 
O. Reg. 289/01, s. 2, Table; O. Reg. 475/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 295/11, s. 1.
3. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation). O. Reg. 289/01, s. 3.