Changed recently
- Vacation pay under 3 years of service is now 4% of gross wages for the reference year. Source
- Vacation pay and time at 3 years of service is now 6% of gross wages and 3 consecutive weeks. Source
- Right to a pay slip is now A pay sheet with every payment of wages. Source
- Special rules for gig and app platform workers is now No platform law; standards cover employees, not the self-employed. Source
- Employee or self-employed is now Who directs the work decides, not the contract label. Source
- What a labour standards complaint costs is now Free; CNESST can represent you before the Tribunal. Source
| Fact | Value | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm workers and the overtime premium | Farm workers get no overtime premium | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 54 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Overtime rate | Time and a half after 40 hours a week | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 55 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Standard work week before overtime | 40 hours per week | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 52 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| How statutory holiday pay is calculated | 1/20 of wages from the 4 weeks before, no overtime | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 62 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| The 8 paid statutory holidays | Jan 1; Easter; Patriots' Day; Jun 24; Jul 1; Labour Day; Thanksgiving; Dec 25 | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 60 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Vacation pay and time at 3 years of service | 6% of gross wages and 3 consecutive weeks | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, sections 69 and 74 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Vacation pay under 3 years of service | 4% of gross wages for the reference year | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 74 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Meal break | 30 unpaid minutes after 5 straight hours | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 79 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Mass layoff notice to the ministry | 8 wks for 10-99; 12 wks 100-299; 16 wks 300+ | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 84.0.4 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Employee or self-employed | Who directs the work decides, not the contract label | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 1(10) ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| If your employer reclassifies you as a contractor | You can complain to CNESST to keep employee status | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 86.1 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Special rules for gig and app platform workers | No platform law; standards cover employees, not the self-employed | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 1(10) ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| What a work injury pays | 90% of your net income, every 2 weeks | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases, CQLR c. A-3.001, section 45 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Complaint for psychological or sexual harassment | 2 years from the last incident | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 123.7 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Complaint for punishment after using your rights | 45 days from the dismissal or the sanction | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 123 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Deadline to claim unpaid wages | 1 year from the date the money was owed | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 115 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| What a labour standards complaint costs | Free; CNESST can represent you before the Tribunal | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 123.5 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Fees an agency may charge a worker | None for placement, training or CV help | 2026-09-08 | Regulation respecting personnel placement agencies and recruitment agencies for temporary foreign workers, CQLR c. N-1.1, r. 0.1, section 25 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| How often you must be paid | At intervals of no more than 16 days | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 43 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Placement and recruitment agencies need a licence | A valid CNESST licence is required to operate | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 92.5 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Recruitment fees for temporary foreign workers | No employer or agency may charge you recruitment fees | 2026-09-07 | Gouvernement du Québec, Warning if you use a recruitment agency for temporary foreign workers ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Right to a pay slip | A pay sheet with every payment of wages | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 46 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Right to refuse dangerous work | You may refuse work you reasonably believe is dangerous | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting occupational health and safety, CQLR c. S-2.1, section 12 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Rights if you are an immigrant or temporary foreign worker | Same labour rights as every worker in Quebec | 2026-09-08 | Gouvernement du Québec, Temporary foreign workers: your employment rights and obligations ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Sent home early after reporting to work | 3 hours' pay if you work under 3 hours | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 58 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| Tip sharing | Only if workers agree freely; employer cannot impose it | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 50 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
| What can be taken off your pay | Only legal deductions, or ones you authorised in writing | 2026-09-08 | Act respecting labour standards, CQLR c. N-1.1, section 49 ✓ 2026-09-09 |
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