Government of Canada / Gouvernement du Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

Search

West Coast Shipping Employees Hours of Work Regulations

Version of section 4 from 2006-03-22 to 2021-06-30:

  •  (1) Subject to these Regulations, where an employee is entitled to not less than 1.13 lay-days for each day he is on board a ship and works 12 hours, the working hours of the employee may exceed eight hours in a day and 40 hours in a week but shall not exceed 12 hours in a day and his employer shall not cause or permit him to work longer hours than 12 hours in any day.

  • (2) Subject to these Regulations, where an employee is entitled to not less than 0.4 of a lay-day for each day he is on board a ship and works eight hours, the working hours of the employee may exceed 40 hours in a week but shall not exceed eight hours in a day and his employer shall not cause or permit him to work longer hours than eight hours in any day.

  • (3) Subject to subsection (4), no employee referred to in subsections (1) and (2) shall be permitted to accumulate more than 45 lay-days.

  • (4) Where it is established to the satisfaction of the Minister that during any period, as a result of exceptional circumstances, an accumulation of more than 45 lay-days is reasonable, the Minister may, by permit, authorize an accumulation of more than 45 lay-days during the period set out in the permit.


Date modified: