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2009

Presentation to The Standing Committee on The Legislative Assembly on Bill 139, an Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act, 2000 in relation to Temporary Help Agencies (download PDF)

2007

Rights for Agricultural Workers - Working Families Vote ’07 Fact Sheet (download PDF)

Raising the Minimum Wage - Working Families Vote ’07 Fact Sheet (download PDF)

What is the Minimum Wage in Ontario? (download PDF)
2007 $10 Minimum Wage – NOW! Campaign

When is the Government Going to Raise the Minimum Wage to $10 an hour?  Workers Need it NOW! (download PDF)
2007 $10 Minimum Wage – NOW! Campaign

Who Are the Workers Earning Minimum Wage? (download PDF)
2007 $10 Minimum Wage – NOW! Campaign

Where Does the Minimum Wage Need to be Raised? (download PDF)
2007 $10 Minimum Wage – NOW! Campaign

2004

on the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s Consultation Paper, Time for Change: Ontario’s Employment Standa (download PDF)
OFL Submission

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS EXEMPTIONS (download PDF)

OFL Submission in response to the “Ending the 60-hour Work Week” Discussion Paper, February 2004 (download PDF)

2000

Guide to Bill 139 (download PDF)
Guide Summary - Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2000

Employment Standards (download PDF)
Guide to the Ontario Ministry of Labour's proposed changes to the Employment Standards Act

Guide to the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s Proposed Changes to the Labour Relations Act (download PDF)

Enhancing Worker Democracy: Proposals for Ontario Labour Law Reform (download PDF)
July 2000, by the government's hand-picked Red Tape Commission