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Quebec
This section provides
specific information for the province of Quebec. Click one of the links
on the left to move directly to the corresponding section.
Hours
of Work
The type of employee
excluded from this legislature are management, students, farm workers,
fish processors, etc.
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Maximum
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No regulation - must be safe for workers |
| Statutory
holidays |
**
Include statutory hours in overtime calculation that are not
worked. Statutory hours that are worked are Excluded |
| Overtime |
Any
hours more than 40.00 hours/week |
| Overtime
Rate |
1
and 1/2 times the employee's regular rate of pay |
| Break
Period |
1/2
hour per consecutive 5 hours worked |
| Rest
Period |
32
consecutive hours/week |
Leaves
Maternity Leave
| Time
with Employer |
no
specific time period |
| Required
Notice |
three
weeks written notice |
| Length
of Leave |
18
weeks taken no sooner than 16 weeks before the expected birth with
a minimum of two weeks after birth. |
| Paid |
No |
Parental Leave
| Time
with Employer |
no
specific time period |
| Required
Notice |
three
weeks written notice |
| Length
of Leave |
52
weeks without pay, starting no earlier than the child's birth day
or the day the child comes into custody. Leave ends not later than
104 weeks after the day the child is born or 104 weeks after child
comes into custody (in adoption cases). |
| Paid |
No |
Voting Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
N/A |
| Length
of Leave |
four
consecutive hours |
| Paid |
Yes |
Bereavement and Wedding
Leave
| Time
with Employer |
N/A |
| Required
Notice |
one
week prior to wedding |
| Length
of Leave |
one
day leave with pay and one day without pay on the death
of someone from the immediate family. An employee can also be absent
from work four more days without pay. One day leave with
pay is granted for an employee's wedding or one day without
pay for an immediate family members wedding which occurs on a
working day.
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| Payed |
depends
on the circumstances, see above |
Child Care Leave
| Time
with Employer |
60
days |
| Required
Notice |
as
soon as possible |
| Length
of Leave |
five
days, first two with pay, last three without pay, within 15
days of childs arrival at employee's home. Also employee may be absent
for five days without pay for parental obligations. without pay. |
| Payed |
depends
on the circumstances, see above |
Holidays
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Holidays
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2008
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2009
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2010
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2011
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New Year's
Day
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Tue.,
Jan. 1 |
Thu.,
Jan. 1 |
Fri.,
Jan. 1 |
Sat.,
Jan. 1 |
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Good Friday
*
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Fri.,
Mar.21 |
Fri.,
Apr. 10 |
Fri.,
Apr. 2 |
Fri.,
Apr. 22 |
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1st Monday
in September (Labour Day)
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Mon.,
Sep. 1 |
Mon.,
Sep. 7 |
Mon.,
Sep. 6 |
Mon.,
Sep. 5 |
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Christmas
Day
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Thu.,
Dec. 25 |
Fri.,
Dec. 25 |
Sat.,
Dec. 25 |
Sun.,
Dec. 25 |
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Monday
preceding May 25 (Victoria Day)
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Mon.,
May 19 |
Mon.,
May 18 |
Mon.,
May 24 |
Mon.,
May 23 |
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2nd Monday
in October (Thanksgiving Day)
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Mon.,
Oct. 13 |
Mon.,
Oct. 12 |
Mon.,
Oct. 11 |
Mon.,
Oct. 10 |
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National
Holiday (St. John Baptist) **
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Tue., June 24 |
Wed., June 24 |
Thu., June 24 |
Fri., June 24 |
In accordance with
the Canadian Labour Standards Code, whenever the following holidays
land on a Saturday or Sunday, New Year's Day, Canada Day, Christmas Day,
the employer must grant his or her employee a holiday with pay on the
next working day immediately preceding or following the holiday, providing
that the holiday is a provincial requirement. If a statutory holiday is
worked on a regularly scheduled work day then the employee must receive
their average daily pay plus regular pay for the hours worked or receive
a day off within three weeks of the holiday at their regular rate of pay.
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Good Friday or Easter Monday, at the option of the employer, or Easter
Sunday for employees of a commercial establishment, usually open on Sundays,
where the public cannot be admitted on Easter Sunday under the Retail
Sales Act.
**
The National Holiday is legislated under the National Holiday Act. Eligibility
and payment requirements for the holiday differ from all other statutory
holidays.
The Commercial
Establishments Closing Act includes the following observances: January
1, January 2, Easter Sunday, National Holiday (June 24 or June 25, if
June 24 is a Sunday), July 1 (or July 2 if July 1 is a Sunday), The first
Monday in September, December 25, December 26 (until 1:00 p.m.) and other
days set by the government.
Terminations
Required
Notice
Individual Termination
| Length
of Employment |
Notice
Required |
| Under
3 months |
None |
| Between
3 months and 1 year |
1
week |
| Between
1 year and 5 years |
2
weeks |
| Between
5 years and 10 years |
4
weeks |
| 10
years or more |
8
weeks |
Group Termination
| Number
of Employees |
Notice
Required |
| 10
to 99 |
8
weeks |
| 100
to 299 |
12
weeks |
| 300
or more |
16
weeks |
Worker's
Compensation
Assessable Earnings:
Included
| Car allowances
(if taxable) |
| Clothing allowances
(if taxable) |
| Moving allowances
(if taxable) |
| Travel allowances
(if taxable) |
| Bonuses |
| Commissions |
| Vacation pay/statutory
pay |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Standby pay |
| Gratuities |
| Directors' fee |
| Short-term disability
paid by the employer (only 105 days of sick pay) |
| Long-term disability
paid by the employer (only 105 days of sick pay) |
| Gifts |
| Temporary lay-off
with pay |
| Maternity with
pay |
| Pre-retirement with pay |
| Pay in lieu
of notice |
| Regular salary
or wages/overtime |
| Shift premium |
| Sick pay (105
days per year) |
| WCB- top up |
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| Taxable Benefits
such as: |
| Board & lodging |
| Company car |
| Life insurance |
| Loans |
| Private health
care |
| RRSP/stock options |
Excluded
| Retiring allowance |
| Severance pay |
| Sick pay on
termination |
| WCB |
Pay
Statements
For Quebec the pay
frequency minimum, is semi-monthly. The employee must receive their pay
every 16 days.Quebec's pay statement must contain the following:
- Surname & Given
name of the employee
- Name of the employer
- Occupation of employee
- Hours paid at current
rate
- Gross earnings
- Net pay
- Hourly pay rate
- Deductions and
reasons for those deductions
- Any other pay or
allowances
- Overtime hours
and rate
- Payment date &
and pay period of payment
- Allocated gratuities
- Declared gratuities
Minimum
Wages
The province of Quebec
has three wage rate standards as follows:
| Parties
Applicable |
Wage
Rate |
| General |
$9.50 |
| Restaurant
or hotel employees who receive tips |
$8.00 |
Non-mechanical operations
relating to picking fruits:
| Fruits Picked |
Wage Rate |
| Strawberries |
$0.251 per 551ml container |
| Raspberries |
$0.553 per 250ml container |
| Dwarf apples |
$1.33 per bushel |
| Semi-dwarf apples |
$1.65 per bushel |
| Standard apples |
$1.89 per bushel |
Minimum
Age
Quebec doesn't have
any minimum age requirements. "Adult" status is given to anyone
who is at least 16 years of age. The operation of heavy machinery is not
allowed for anyone under the age of 18.
Vacationable
Earnings
Included
| Work related
bonuses (cash) |
| Call in pay |
| Call back pay |
| Commissions
earned at employer's premises |
| Commissions
earned by a route salesman (included under unique circumstances) |
| Commissions
earned away from employer's premises |
| Director's fees |
| Overtime pay |
| Pay in lieu
of notice/Termination pay (contact Information Services for ruling) |
| Previously paid
vacation pay |
| Profit Sharing |
| Regular salary/wages/retroactive |
| Shift premium |
| Sick pay - Sick
days |
| Standby pay |
| Statutory -
Company Holidays (floaters) |
| Statutory -
General Holidays |
| Tips and Gratuities
(taxable tips) |
| Severance/Plant
severance (contact Information Services for ruling) |
Excluded
| Allowances (Car,
clothing, moving, travel) |
| Discretionary
bonuses (cash) |
| Employer-paid
long term disability |
| Employer-paid
short term disability |
| Gifts (cash
or in kind) |
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| Taxable Benefits: |
| Board & lodging
(contact Information Services for ruling) |
| Company car
(contact Information Services for ruling) |
| Life Insurance
(contact Information Services for ruling) |
| Loans (contact
Information Services for ruling) |
Provincial
Health
The contribution's
are made by the employer and are based on the total provincial payroll
(before deductions).
Quebec Health Services Fund Contributions
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Total Quebec
Payroll
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HSF Rate
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(Effective
July 1/99)$1 million or less
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2.7%
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$1 Million,
but less than $5 Million
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Based on this
formula: Annual HSF contribution=2.31% + [0.039% x (total payroll
for calender year divided by $1 Million)]
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Quebec payrolls
which exceed $5 Million.
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4.26%
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