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Know Your Rights

Welcome to the Workers’ Action Centre!

Our organization and members are committed to improving the lives and working conditions of people in low-wage and unstable jobs.

We want to make sure that all of us have a voice at work and are treated with dignity and fairness. On this page you will find materials on your rights at work. You can also phone us if you need advice about a workplace problem you are facing, and request to speak to someone in your language. If you feel that workers need more protection at work please join our movement of working people to improve wages and working conditions!

link to the Submission to the Temporary Help Agency Consultations Submission to the Temporary Help Agency Consultations
link to Portable Benefits brief PDF Portable benefits only work for employers, not workers
Know Your Rights booklet - English - Feb 2019 Your Rights At Work – English
link to Basic Employment Standards in English Basic Employment Standards / (Basic ESA)
link to fact sheet on Federal Paid Sick Leave Federal Paid Sick Leave Factsheet
link to pdf Minimum wage fact sheet Minimum Wage Factsheet
link to Truck Drivers fact sheet Truck Drivers Factsheet
link to pdf fact sheet What are my rights if I am injured or get sick from work What are my rights if I am injured or get sick from work?
link to fact sheet Ministry of Labour versus the Small Claims Court Ministry of Labour vs the Small Claims Court
link to WIPB temporary paid sick days factsheet in English Temporary Paid Sick Days – WIPB
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In light of COVID-19, the Workers’ Action Centre will not be open for in-person drop-ins or workshops. Our hotline will remain open! Please call us, leave a message, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

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(416) 531-0778

1-855-531-0778

Monday 12 pm – 5 pm
Tuesday 12 pm – 5 pm
Wednesday 12 pm – 5 pm
Thursday 12 pm – 5 pm

Other Resources

Caregivers and Migrant Workers

Caregivers’ Action Centre
Care workers, including live-in or other healthcare / LTC workers can WhatsApp, call or text 647-782-6633
www.caregiversactioncentre.org

Migrant Workers Alliance for Change
WhatsApp, call or text:
Migrant farmworkers – 905-324-2840 (English) or 647-807-4722 (Spanish)
Migrant student workers – 647-858-2854
www.migrantworkersalliance.org

Health and Safety

IAVGO (Industrial Accident Victims’ Group of Ontario)
1-877-230-6311
www.iavgo.org

Injured Workers’ Consultants
416-461-2411
www.injuredworkersonline.org

Toronto Workers Health & Safety Legal Clinic
416-971-8832
www.workers-safety.ca

Human Rights

Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (HRTO)
1-866-598-0322
www.hrto.ca

Canadian Human Rights Commission
1-888-214-1090
www.chrc-ccdp.ca

Human Rights Legal Support Centre
1-866-625-5179
www.hrlsc.on.ca

Legal Information

Community Legal Education Ontario (CLEO)
www.yourlegalrights.on.ca
www.cleo.on.ca

Workplace Harassment

Assaulted Women’s Hotline
1-866-863-0511
www.awhl.org

Distress Centre
416-408-4357
www.torontodistresscentre.com

Sexual Harassment and Assault Resource Exchange (SHARE)
1-866-625-5179, press 5 for SHARE
www.hrlsc.on.ca/share/welcome

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