{"id":25042,"date":"2026-01-23T15:05:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigrantquebec.com\/fr\/guide-cnesst\/key-legislative-texts\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T20:16:08","slug":"key-legislative-texts","status":"publish","type":"guide","link":"https:\/\/immigrantquebec.com\/fr\/guide-cnesst\/key-legislative-texts\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Key legislative texts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25042\" class=\"elementor elementor-25042 elementor-23566\" data-elementor-post-type=\"guide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b202e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68b202e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6f3169 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d6f3169\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25b1295b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25b1295b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Act respecting labour standards<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37d05620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37d05620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>There are a number of laws governing work in Quebec, defining the rules governing employment relationships and providing protective mechanisms against abuse, accidents and other unforeseen events that may arise. A foundational body of three key statutes governs and protects employment relationships in Quebec. They concern standards, pay equity and occupational health and safety.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3fd992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c3fd992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Act respecting labour standards (ALS) <strong>sets out the minimum working conditions<\/strong> to which all employers and workers in Quebec must adhere, including immigrant and temporary foreign workers.<\/p><p>The ALS is at the heart of employment relationships in Quebec. It aims to foster a respectful working environment, based on standardized employment practices across all economic sectors.<\/p><p>Its scope is broad, and covers issues such as:<\/p><ul><li>Wages, in particular the minimum wage;<\/li><li>Work schedule, including a limit on the number of hours worked;<\/li><li>Paid leave and absences;<\/li><li>Termination of employment, in particular the matter of compensation;<\/li><li>Psychological or sexual harassment in the workplace.<\/li><\/ul><p>It also provides recourse mechanisms when these rights are violated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1514e068 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"1514e068\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/conditions-travail\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"More information on the CNESST website\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-info-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.043 8 8 119.083 8 256c0 136.997 111.043 248 248 248s248-111.003 248-248C504 119.083 392.957 8 256 8zm0 110c23.196 0 42 18.804 42 42s-18.804 42-42 42-42-18.804-42-42 18.804-42 42-42zm56 254c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-88c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h12v-64h-12c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h64c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v100h12c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/conditions-travail\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore information on the CNESST website\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818ce1d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"818ce1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a66c3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3a66c3c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0cdee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ee0cdee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Pay Equity Act<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34d553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d34d553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Pay Equity Act (PEA) seeks to eradicate gender-based wage discrimination, particularly against women employed in traditionally female jobs, including immigrant female workers. It applies to all private-sector businesses with 10 or more workers.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1621db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1621db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The PEA covers all workers, unionized or not, regardless of immigration status, and employment type (full-time, part-time, permanent, temporary, seasonal, etc.).<\/p><p>The Act\u2019s principal objectives include:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Guaranteeing equal pay<\/strong> for typically female and typically male jobs of equivalent value;<\/li><li><strong>Combating systemic discrimination<\/strong>, by addressing historical inequalities through;<\/li><li><strong>Assessing and comparing jobs using objective criteria<\/strong>, such as qualifications, levels of responsibility, effort and working conditions;<\/li><li><strong>Holding employers accountable<\/strong> in enterprises with an average of 10 or more workers by requiring them to complete a pay equity exercise to be submitted to the CNESST (with additional obligations for businesses employing fifty or more workers);<\/li><li><strong>Promoting gender equality<\/strong> in the workplace.<\/li><\/ul><p>The PEA plays a particularly vital role for immigrant women employed in vulnerable sectors they may traditionally occupy, such as housekeeping, catering and health care.<\/p><p>Conversely, TFWs employed under precarious conditions and subject to different regulations may be marginalized, or even excluded, from pay equity, particularly in sectors such as agriculture and domestic work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69c0a61 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"69c0a61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/immigrantquebec.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/BonASavoir-350x350.png 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aef4135 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7aef4135\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdfa4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bdfa4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Businesses with at least ten workers in the public and private sectors under federal jurisdiction are covered by the Canadian Pay Equity Act. This includes, for instance, transport businesses, telecommunications and broadcasting businesses, banks, as well as the post office.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ee568a elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"9ee568a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/fr\/services\/emplois\/milieu-travail\/droits-personne\/apercu-loi-equite-salariale.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"More information on the Employment and Social Development Canada website\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-info-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.043 8 8 119.083 8 256c0 136.997 111.043 248 248 248s248-111.003 248-248C504 119.083 392.957 8 256 8zm0 110c23.196 0 42 18.804 42 42s-18.804 42-42 42-42-18.804-42-42 18.804-42 42-42zm56 254c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-88c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h12v-64h-12c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h64c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v100h12c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/fr\/services\/emplois\/milieu-travail\/droits-personne\/apercu-loi-equite-salariale.html\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore information on the Employment and Social Development Canada website\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9843f0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9843f0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcde02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7bcde02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50073a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50073a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Act respecting occupational health and safety<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f341e8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3f341e8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Act respecting occupational health and safety (AROH) aims to prevent work accidents and occupational diseases, with the goal of creating safe and healthy workplaces.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-787073c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"787073c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AROH applies to all workers, regardless of immigration status or the industry in which they are employed.<\/p><p>Its main objectives are to:<\/p><ul><li>Safeguard workers\u2019 physical and psychological health, including mental well-being;<\/li><li>Prevent hazards in the workplace;<\/li><li>Provide avenues for recourse and compensation for workers who are victims of work accidents, as covered by the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases.<\/li><\/ul><p>The AROH also aims to make workers accountable, who must actively participate in identifying risks and ensuring compliance with business safety rules, as well as employers. The latter must adequately inform workers of the risks associated with their work, and provide them with the appropriate training, instruction and supervision to enable them to perform their duties safely.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-707f2c7 elementor-position-inline-start elementor-mobile-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"707f2c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/prevention-securite\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"More information on the CNESST website\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-info-circle\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256 8C119.043 8 8 119.083 8 256c0 136.997 111.043 248 248 248s248-111.003 248-248C504 119.083 392.957 8 256 8zm0 110c23.196 0 42 18.804 42 42s-18.804 42-42 42-42-18.804-42-42 18.804-42 42-42zm56 254c0 6.627-5.373 12-12 12h-88c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h12v-64h-12c-6.627 0-12-5.373-12-12v-24c0-6.627 5.373-12 12-12h64c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v100h12c6.627 0 12 5.373 12 12v24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/prevention-securite\" target=\"_blank\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore information on the CNESST website\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Act respecting labour standards There are a number of laws governing work in Quebec, defining the rules governing employment relationships and providing protective mechanisms against abuse, accidents and other unforeseen events that may arise. 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