Legal authorities

 

[1]Commission des normes du travail (CNT): «Through its actions, the Commission promotes fair and balanced labour relations between employers and employees in compliance with the Act respecting labour standards.» (refers to the Loi sur les normes au travail : L.R.Q., C.N-1.1 articles : 81.18 to 81.20, 123.6 to 123.16).

  • Complaint of sexual and/or psychological harassment;

  • Only for non-unionized workers;

  • 90 days delay to file a complaint;

  • Complaint against employer only.

 

For unionized employees, the complaint of harassment in the workplace has to be made in the form of a grievance, and to go through the union.

 

[2] Commission des relations du travail ( CRT ) : « The Commission des Relations du Travail is an independent organization specialized in work relationships in Quebec. » (free translation )

  • Complaints made over to the CNT will be heard at the CRT if considered justifiable;

  • Only for non-unionized workers;

  • Complaint against employer only. 

 

[3] Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse ( CDPDJ ) : « The mission of the Commission is to see that human rights are promoted and respected in Quebec. » (L.R.Q. C-12 articles: 10 and 10.1 and 46)

 

[4] Canadian human rights commission (CHRC): « The Canadian Human Rights Commission is empowered by the Canadian Human Rights Act to investigate and try to settle complaints of discrimination in employment and in the provision of services within federal jurisdiction. » (L.R. 1985, ch. H-6 articles: 3 to 4, 7, 14, 65).

  • Complaint of sexual or discriminatory harassment

  • Complaint delay : two years at CDPDJ, one year at CHRC (following the last event of harassment )

  • Complaint against the employer or the harasser

 

[5] Commission de la santé et de la sécurité au travail ( CSST ) : « The Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) is the organization in which the Government of Quebec has entrusted the administration of the occupational health and safety plan. For this purpose, the CSST sees to the application of the following two Acts:

  • the Act respecting occupational health and safety (L.R.Q., c. S-2.1) , the purpose of which is to eliminate the source of any danger to the health, safety and physical well-being of workers;

  • the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (L.R.Q., c.A‑3.001 articles 32, 44 et 271) , the purpose of which is to compensate for work-related injuries and their consequences for workers, as well as the collection, from employers, of the sums necessary to fund the plan.

    • Work-related injuries due to sexual and/or psychological harassment;

    • When a person stops working because of harassment endured in the workplace;

    • Financial compensation for the work-stoppage period of time;

    • Complaint delay: 6 months after the last act of harassment or 6 months since the medical recognition of illness;

    • Worker has to make the link between harassment and diagnosis.

 

[6] Commission des lésions professionelles ( C.L.P ) : « The function of CLP is to hear and to decide the appeals of C.S.S.T decisions, after an administrative revision.

The objective of Commission des lésions professionnelles is to statute on appeals of the C.S.S.T decisions. C.L.P is codified by the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (L.R.Q., c. A-3.001). » (free translation)

-       Last instance trial;

-       Complaint lodge to C.S.S.T and review.

 

[7] Public service commission of Canada : « The PSC is mandated to administer provisions of the Public Service Employment Act (PSEA) related to the political activities of employees and deputy heads. »

-       Complaint of sexual harassment;

-       90 days delay after the last act of harassment;

-       When victim is a non-unionized public service employee.

 

  

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[1] Commission des normes du travail, http://www.cnt.gouv.qc.ca, view on June 13th 2009.

[2] Commission des relations du travail, http://www.crt.gouv.qc.ca, view on June 13th 2009.

[3] Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, http://www.cdpdj.qc.ca, view on June 13th 2009.

[4] Canadian human rights commission (CHRC), http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca, view on June 13th 2009.

[5] Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, http://www.csst.qc.ca, view on June 13th 2009.

[6] La Commission des lésions professionnelles, http://www.clp.gouv.qc.ca, view on June 13th 2009.

[7] Public service commission of Canada, http://www.psc-cfp.gc.ca, view on June 13th 2009.