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Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (S.C. 2018, c. 27)

Assented to 2018-12-13

PART 4Various Measures (continued)

DIVISION 15Modernization of the Canada Labour Code (continued)

SUBDIVISION BHead of Compliance and Enforcement (continued)

 Section 259.2 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Publication

259.2 The Head may, subject to the regulations, make public the name of an employer convicted of an offence under this Part, the nature of the offence, the punishment imposed and any other information prescribed by regulation.

  •  (1) Paragraphs 260(1)(b) and (c) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    • (b) the Head determines that the disclosure is in the public interest; or

    • (c) the Head determines that the disclosure is necessary for the investigation of the complaint to be carried out and the complainant consents to the disclosure in writing.

  • (2) Subsection 260(2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Consent

      (2) If a determination is made under paragraph (1)(c) and the complainant refuses to provide their consent after being requested to do so in writing, the Head may deem the complaint to be withdrawn.

  •  (1) Paragraph 264(1)(a.2) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (a.2) respecting the information that an employer must provide to the Head for the purpose of establishing that the performance of activities referred to in subsection 167(1.2) fulfils the requirements of a program referred to in that subsection, and the circumstances in which an employer must provide it;

  • (2) Paragraph 264(1)(i) of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • (i) providing for the payment of any wages of an employee to the Head or to another person in the event that the employee cannot be found or in any other case;

 The heading before section 271 and sections 271 and 272 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Head’s Powers

Marginal note:Powers regarding notices of violation

271 The Head may

  • (a) establish the form of notices of violation;

  • (b) designate persons, or classes of persons, who are authorized to issue notices of violation; and

  • (c) establish a short-form description for each violation to be used in notices of violation.

Marginal note:Delegation

272 Subject to any terms and conditions specified by the Minister, the Head may delegate to any qualified person or class of persons any of the powers the Head is authorized to exercise or any of the duties or functions the Head is authorized to perform for the purposes of this Part. The Head may make the delegation subject to any terms and conditions that the Head considers appropriate.

 Sections 281 to 283 of the Act are replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Request for review

281 A person or a department that is served with a notice of violation may, within 30 days after the day on which the notice is served, or within any longer period that the Head allows, make a request, in the manner prescribed by regulation, to the Head for a review of the penalty or the facts of the alleged violation, or both.

Marginal note:Variation or cancellation of notice of violation

282 At any time before a request for review in respect of a notice of violation comes before the Head, a person designated under paragraph 271(b) may cancel the notice of violation or correct an error in it.

Marginal note:Review

  • 283 (1) On receipt of a request for review made under section 281, the Head shall conduct the review of the notice of violation.

  • Marginal note:Rules of procedure

    (2) The Head may make rules governing the procedure with respect to reviews under this Part.

  • Marginal note:Request treated as an appeal

    (3) The Head may, if the Head considers it appropriate in the circumstances, treat the request for review as an appeal, in which case the Head shall so inform the applicant and refer the request for review to the Board, and the Board shall be considered to have an appeal before it for the purposes of this Part.

  •  (1) Subsections 284(1) to (3) of the Act are replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Object of review

    • 284 (1) The Head shall determine, as the case may be, whether the amount of the penalty for the violation was determined in accordance with the regulations or whether the applicant committed the violation, or both.

    • Marginal note:Correction of penalty

      (2) If the Head determines that the amount of the penalty for the violation was not determined in accordance with the regulations, the Head shall correct the amount of the penalty.

    • Marginal note:Decision

      (3) The Head shall make a decision in writing and serve the applicant with a copy of the decision, with reasons.

  • (2) Subsection 284(5) of the English version of the Act is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Obligation to pay

      (5) If the Head determines that the applicant committed the violation, the applicant is liable for the penalty that is set out in the decision.

 Subsection 285(1) of the French version of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Appel

  • 285 (1) L’auteur présumé de la violation peut, par écrit, dans les quinze jours suivant la signification de la décision rendue par le chef en application de l’article 284, interjeter appel de celle-ci auprès du Conseil.

 Section 286 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Head informed of appeal

  • 286 (1) The Board shall inform the Head in writing when an appeal is brought under subsection 285(1) and provide the Head with a copy of the request for appeal.

  • Marginal note:Documents provided to Board

    (2) The Head shall, on request of the Board, provide to the Board a copy of any document that the Head relied on for the purpose of making the decision being appealed.

  • Marginal note:Documents provided to Head

    (3) The Board shall, on request of the Head, provide to the Head a copy of any document that is filed with the Board in the appeal.

  • Marginal note:Power of Head

    (4) The Head may, in an appeal, present evidence and make representations to the Board.

 Subsection 287(3) of the Act is replaced by the following:

  • Marginal note:Decision

    (3) The Board shall make a decision in writing and provide the appellant and the Head with a copy of the decision, with reasons.

 Subsection 292(1) of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Certificate

  • 292 (1) The Head may issue a certificate certifying the unpaid amount of any debt referred to in subsection 291(1).

 Section 295 of the Act is replaced by the following:

Marginal note:Publication

295 The Head may, subject to the regulations, make public the name of an employer who committed a violation under this Part, the nature of the violation, the amount of the penalty imposed and any other information prescribed by regulation.

Coordinating Amendments

Marginal note:This Act

  •  (1) On the first day on which both section 479 and subsection 574(1) are in force, subsection 212(1) of the Canada Labour Code is replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Notice — Head

    • 212 (1) An employer must give notice to the Head, in writing, of any group termination of employment at least 16 weeks before the first date of termination of employment of an employee in the group.

  • (2) If section 479 comes into force before subsection 574(2), then that subsection 574(2) is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

  • (3) If section 479 and subsection 574(2) come into force on the same day, then that section 479 is deemed to have come into force before that subsection 574(2) and subsection (2) applies as a consequence.

  • (4) If section 480 comes into force before section 575, then that section 575 is deemed never to have come into force and is repealed.

  • (5) If section 480 and section 575 come into force on the same day, then that section 480 is deemed to have come into force before that section 575 and subsection (4) applies as a consequence.

  • (6) On the first day on which both subsection 498(2) and section 535 are in force, paragraph 251.01(2.1)(b) of the Canada Labour Code is replaced by the following:

    • (b) in any other case, the day on which the complainant knew, or in the Head’s opinion ought to have known, of the action or circumstances giving rise to the complaint.

  • (7) On the first day on which both subsections 498(3) and 591(2) are in force, the portion of subsection 251.01(3) of the Canada Labour Code before paragraph (a) is replaced by the following:

    • Marginal note:Extension of time

      (3) The Head may, subject to the regulations, extend the period set out in subsection (2) or (2.1)

  • (8) On the first day on which both section 502 and section 535 are in force, subsection 253.1(1) of the Canada Labour Code is replaced by the following:

    Marginal note:Copy — employee

    • 253.1 (1) An employer must, within the first 30 days of an employee’s employment, provide the employee with a copy of any materials that the Head makes available and that contains information respecting employers’ and employees’ rights and obligations under this Part and, within 30 days after updated materials are made available, provide the employee with a copy of the updated materials.

 

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