Federally Regulated Businesses and Industries
Federally Regulated Businesses and Industries
Federally Regulated Businesses and Industries
If you work for a federally regulated business or industry, your employment standards are defined by the Canada Labour Code.
If you work for an employer other than a federally regulated business or industry, your employment standards are defined by the CNESST in Quebec, or else by the appropriate Provincial or Territorial Ministry of Labour.
Examples of Federally Regulated Businesses and Industries
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Banks;
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Marine shipping, ferry and port services;
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Air transportation, including airports, aerodromes and airlines;
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Railway and road transportation that involves crossing provincial or international borders;
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Canals, pipelines, tunnels and bridges (crossing provincial borders);
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Telephone, telegraph and cable systems;
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Radio and television broadcasting;
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Grain elevators, feed and seed mills;
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Uranium mining and processing;
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Businesses dealing with the protection of fisheries as a natural resource;
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Many First Nation activities;
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Most federal Crown corporations; and
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Private businesses necessary to the operation of a federal act.