Resource collection

Caregiving benefits and leave: What caregiving benefits offer

This section of the Government of Canada website covers: What caregiving benefits offer, Eligibility, How to apply, After you've applied, While receiving benefits, and Information for medical professionals.

Public Holiday Pay Calculator

This calculator provides the calculation for public holiday pay in Ontario. There is information about employees in industries that are exempt from public holiday pay rules, industries with special rules about holidays, and substitute holidays.

Public holidays

This is a list of the public holidays observed in Ontario and the rules about how employees are paid for these holidays and the kind of work eligible for the public holiday entitlement. 

Protecting Employees

This resource explains how the Employment Standards Act protects workers in Ontario. It answers questions such as, 

• My employer says I am not covered under the ESA. Is this true?
• What are my rights?
• I was punished for asking for my rights. What can I do? 

and more.

Vacation

The Employment Standards branch of the Ministry of Labour has information on vacation time and vacation pay, and what employees are entitled to for both.