Do you help federally regulated workers?

Yes. The Workers’ Resource Centre can assist with employment-related issues that are regulated by the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Human Rights Code, as long as the worker performed their duties in Alberta.

Yes. The Workers’ Resource Centre can assist with employment-related issues that are regulated by the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Human Rights Code, as long as the worker performed their duties in Alberta.

Is my work regulated by the Canada Labour Code or by Alberta Employment Standards?

Most work in Alberta is regulated by Alberta Employment Standards, a set of rules that employers must follow in the province. However, workers in some sectors are federally regulated, meaning that they are subject to the Canada Labour Code, which differs slightly from Alberta Employment Standards.

Most work in Alberta is regulated by Alberta Employment Standards, a set of rules that employers must follow in the province. However, workers in some sectors are federally regulated, meaning that they are subject to the Canada Labour Code, which differs slightly from Alberta Employment Standards.

Is my work regulated by the Canada Human Rights Act or the Alberta Human Rights Act?

Most workers in Alberta are protected from discrimination under the Alberta Human Rights Act. However, workers in some sectors are federally regulated, meaning that any discrimination complaints must be filed through the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

Most workers in Alberta are protected from discrimination under the Alberta Human Rights Act. However, workers in some sectors are federally regulated, meaning that any discrimination complaints must be filed through the Canadian Human Rights Commission.

What is a federally regulated worker?

While most work in Alberta is provincially regulated and subject to Alberta Employment Standards and the Alberta Human RIghts Act, workers in some sectors are regulated by federal codes, including the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Human Rights Act. 

These sectors include air transportation; banks; grain elevators, feed and seed mills, feed warehouses and rain-seed cleaning plants; First Nations band councils and Indigenous self-governments; most federal Crown corporations; port services, marine shipping, ferries, tunnels, canals, bridges and pipelines (oil and gas) that cross international or provincial borders; postal and courier services; radio and television broadcasting; railways that cross provincial or international borders and some short-line railways; road transportation services, including trucks and buses, that cross provincial or international borders; telecommunications, such as telephone, Internet, telegraph and cable systems; uranium mining and processing and atomic energy; any business that is vital, essential or integral to the operation of one of the aforementioned activities; Parliament; the federal public service.

While most work in Alberta is provincially regulated and subject to Alberta Employment Standards and the Alberta Human RIghts Act, workers in some sectors are regulated by federal codes, including the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Human Rights Act. 

These sectors include air transportation; banks; grain elevators, feed and seed mills, feed warehouses and rain-seed cleaning plants; First Nations band councils and Indigenous self-governments; most federal Crown corporations; port services, marine shipping, ferries, tunnels, canals, bridges and pipelines (oil and gas) that cross international or provincial borders; postal and courier services; radio and television broadcasting; railways that cross provincial or international borders and some short-line railways; road transportation services, including trucks and buses, that cross provincial or international borders; telecommunications, such as telephone, Internet, telegraph and cable systems; uranium mining and processing and atomic energy; any business that is vital, essential or integral to the operation of one of the aforementioned activities; Parliament; the federal public service.

What counts as overtime in Alberta?

In Alberta, overtime means all hours worked beyond 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week, whichever is more. This is referred to as the 8/44 rule: workers are entitled to overtime pay for hours that fall outside 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week. It is important to note that there are some industries and professions that are exempt from this rule and have different regulations related to overtime, such as federally regulated sectors.

In Alberta, overtime means all hours worked beyond 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week, whichever is more. This is referred to as the 8/44 rule: workers are entitled to overtime pay for hours that fall outside 8 hours a day or 44 hours a week. It is important to note that there are some industries and professions that are exempt from this rule and have different regulations related to overtime, such as federally regulated sectors.