Category: Ontario

The five municipalities with the highest rates are also consistent with 2021’s ranking, and all are located in northern Ontario, with the exception of Windsor: Windsor: 1.853760% Thunder Bay: 1.634104% Sault Ste. Marie: 1.648575% North Bay: 1.568182% Sudbury: 1.546783% Who pays the highest property taxes in Ontario? With that in mind, here are 5 of […]

The right to refuse requests to work or be on-call where the employee was not scheduled with less than 96 hours’ notice; and. Three hours of pay where a scheduled or on-call shift is canceled within 48 hours before the shift was to begin. How much notice should I get for a Cancelled shift? There […]

Work performed from home by employees on standby is considered as call-in, as appropriate, and employees are compensated for hours worked. Employees who are on standby and are called in to work receive both standby and call-in pay. Can you be on-call without pay Ontario? If you are at home, by contrast, time spent on-call […]

Yes, an employer can force an employee to work overtime (i.e. more than 44 hours per week) up to a specified maximum. The maximum hours allowed to work in Ontario are 13 hours per day and 48 hours per week, beyond which time an employer cannot force an employee to work. Is there a limit […]

You are not entitled to: daily or weekly limits on hours of work. overtime pay. public holidays or public holiday pay. Who is eligible for stat holiday pay in Ontario? An employee is eligible for stat holiday pay Ontario if they have worked their last regularly scheduled shift before the stat holiday and the first […]

Yes. In Ontario, an employer can let you go immediately without any notice. However, they will owe you the right amount of termination pay to make up for the lack of notice. Can you be fired on the spot in Ontario? Yes, in Ontario, your employer can terminate you without cause, and they don’t have […]

Employers in Ontario cannot fire their workers because they use their paid sick days (paid IDEL). This is a job-protected leave of absence under Ontario’s Employment Standards Act (ESA). This means that an employer can’t penalize or fire an employee because when they take paid sick days. Can my boss reject my sick leave? You […]

Sick days or sick leave in Ontario is an unpaid, job-protected leave that your employees are entitled to take for any personal illness, injury, or medical emergency. Can an employee be terminated while on medical leave in Ontario? Leaves of absence do not protect employees from termination You may terminate an employee who is on […]

Employees are entitled to up to three full days of job protected unpaid sick leave every calendar year, whether they are employed on a full or part-time basis. There is no pro-rating of the three day entitlement. How long can you go on sick leave for Ontario? The number of weeks of benefits you could […]

The Ontario Works adult dental emergency program covers basic treatment for dental problems that are considered an emergency. This could involve one or more areas of your mouth. Basic services include fillings as well as extractions and are covered completely by the program. What dental services are covered by Ontario Works? Ontario Works dental coverage […]