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Filing A Claim
In Ontario, you may sue with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development if you believe the Employment Standards Act (ESA), Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (EPFNA) or Protecting Child Performers Act (PCPA) is being broken.
If you’ve lost your job, please check out Employment Ontario to find out how they can help you get training, construct abilities or find a brand-new job.
Suing
You can sue online for any problems associating with the Employment Standards Act (ESA) or Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (EPFNA).
File a claim
You can likewise file a claim online for problems connecting to the Protecting Child Performers Act (PCPA).
File a PCPA claim
Watch the suing video to comprehend what to anticipate when submitting an employment standards declare
If you have actually already begun a claim
If you have currently begun or submitted a claim through the claimant portal, you can:
– check in to continue your claim
– inspect the status of your claim
– upload documents to your claim.
Creating a My Ontario account
If you have actually previously registered for the claimant website utilizing a ONe-Key account, please select the sign-in/ develop account button and develop a My Ontario account utilizing the exact same e-mail address that was utilized when you registered in the claimant website. If you do not utilize the exact same e-mail address, you will not be able to see any of your previously submitted claims. If you help, please get in touch with the Employment Standards Information Centre.
Sign-in/ create account
Watch the claimant portal video for a summary of the portal functions, including how to sign-up and use the portal.
Internet browser requirements
To submit a claim online utilizing e-claim or to access the claimant website you ought to utilize:
– Chrome
– Firefox
– Microsoft Edge
– Safari
Other internet browsers might work, but they are not supported by the e-claim or claimant portal.
PDF claim forms
You can also submit an ESA or EPFNA claim utilizing the PDF claim kind.
Submit your claim by:
– fax to 1-888-252-4684 or
mail to:
Provincial Claims Centre
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
70 Foster Drive, Suite 410
Roberta Bondar Place
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
P6A 6V4
Employment Standards Act claims
Most employees operating in Ontario are covered by the ESA. However, some staff members are not covered by the ESA and some staff members who are covered by the ESA have special guidelines and/or exemptions that may apply to them.
A claim might be made when you think your company has actually broken your rights under the ESA.
Examples of ESA violations consist of:
– Failure to pay an employee the correct rate of pay and/or public holiday pay, getaway pay or other wages they are entitled to under the ESA.
– Not supplying a worker with time off for an entitled leave of absence under the ESA or penalizing a worker for taking such a leave.
– Not offering a worker with wage statements or other required files.
For additional information, go to Your Guide to the Employment Standards Act or the Guide to special rules and exemptions.
The ESA is not the only law that applies to Ontario offices. The guidelines under the ESA are minimum requirements. You might have higher rights under:
– an employment agreement
– collective agreement
– the common law
– other legislation
If you have concerns about your privileges, you may wish to call a lawyer.
Time limits for filing an ESA claim
There are time limitations that use to submitting an ESA claim. Generally, you should sue within two years of the alleged ESA offense. If you file a claim within the two-year limitation a work standards officer will examine the claim.
Similarly, if your company owes you incomes, the salaries need to have been owed to you in the two years before your claim was applied for the incomes to be recoverable under the ESA.
Employment Protection for employment Foreign Nationals Act claims
A claim might be made when you think your employer or a recruiter has actually breached your rights under the EPFNA.
The EPFNA applies to foreign nationals who work or are seeking work in Ontario through a migration or foreign short-term staff member program. For example, if you are working or looking for work in Ontario through the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program, or the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, the EPFNA would likely use to you.
Examples of EPFNA offenses consist of:
– a recruiter charging you any fees
– an employer charging you for working with expenses (with limited exceptions).
– a recruiter or company holding onto your residential or commercial property (such as a passport).
– an employer or employer punishing you for asking about or exercising your EPFNA rights.
Foreign nationals utilized in Ontario also have rights under the ESA. For employment example, if you are not being paid all earnings owed, you may be able to sue under the ESA.
Time limitations for submitting an EPFNA claim
Generally, employment you should submit your EPFNA claim within three-and-a-half years of the date of the alleged EPFNA offense. Similarly, a work requirements officer can generally release an order for employment money owed to you under the EPFNA in the three-and-a-half-year duration before the date you submitted an EPFNA claim.
Learn more about your rights under the EPFNA.
Protecting Child Performers Act declares
The Protecting Child Performers Act (PCPA) supplies certain office defenses to child entertainers who are under 18 years of age working in the live and employment documented show business.
It includes minimum rights with regard to hours of work, breaks and payment of travel expenditures.
The PCPA applies to:
– child performers.
– their parents.
– their guardians.
– companies.
Sections are implemented by the Health and wellness Program or the Employment Standards Program.
Learn more about the rights of child performers under the PCPA and check out the Child Performers Guideline.
Filing a PCPA claim
You can submit a PCPA claim if you believe workplace defenses have not been supplied to a child entertainer in Ontario. Filing a claim is complimentary.
To sue, you must be either:
– a kid entertainer under 18 years of age.
– the parent or guardian of a kid entertainer under 18 years of age.
The child entertainer should not be covered by a cumulative arrangement.
To sue:
Download the claim kind from the forms repository and save it to your computer system.
1. Open the kind with Adobe Reader (download Adobe Reader free of charge).
2. Fill out the form with all the needed info.
3. Select the “submit by email” button within the kind to submit your claim.
Please just submit your claim when.
After you sue:
– You will get an e-mail confirmation that includes your claim number.
Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development personnel will investigate your claim as quickly as possible.
Time limits to submitting a PCPA claim
Generally, a PCPA claim must be filed within two years of the supposed PCPA offense.
When a claim can not be submitted
Generally, a claim can not be filed if:
– you have taken court action against your employer for the exact same issue.Note: If you sue with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and employment Skills Development and choose to pursue your rights through the courts, you must withdraw your submitted claim within two weeks after it is submitted.
This claim form is not planned for you if:
– you work in a market that falls under federal jurisdiction.
– you wish to submit a problem about occupational health and wellness.
– you wish to submit a human rights problem under the Human Rights Code.
– you wish to file a claim with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).
What to anticipate after you submit a claim
Claims are examined in the order that they are gotten. The quantity of time it considers a claim to be designated differs, depending upon numerous elements, consisting of the amount of inbound claims. Anyone who sends an employment standards declare receives a confirmation and is designated a claim number. You will be gotten in touch with by the ministry once the claim has been appointed for examination.
The claims investigation procedure can take a number of months. In many cases, a claim is designated to an early resolution officer (ERO) for initial investigation. If the claim is not solved by the ERO, the claim will then be appointed to a work standards officer (ESO). The ESO completes the investigation, offers a written decision and takes enforcement action if needed.
To avoid delays with processing your claim, please guarantee all info is correct and supporting files are submitted. If you are sending a grievance, you need to sign up for the claimant website so you can visit to see where your grievance is in the process.