Human Resources Management

Information on hiring, managing, retaining, training, and other HR topics.

The Canadian Human Rights Commission was created to administer the Canadian Human Rights Act. It also ensures compliance with the Employment Equity Act. The Commission operates independently from government when administering these two acts of Parliament.

A database of Ontario's statutes and regulations.

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is the department of the Government of Canada responsible for developing, managing and delivering social programs and services.

Information from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada on how to write and use job descriptions.

A searchable database of federal consolidated acts and regulations.

Canada's official, authoritative classification of occupations is used by employers and job-seekers, as well as by government statisticians, academics, and HR analysts.

Find details on: common job titles, typical employers, main duties, education/training, employment prospects, and statistics on job characteristics, employment rates, income, etc.

Established in 1919 to develop and enforce labour legislation, the Ministry of Labour's mission is to advance safe, fair and harmonious workplace practices that are essential to the social and economic well-being of the people of Ontario.

The CLC provides research and policy leadership on issues that impact the everyday lives of all working people such as wages, workplace health and safety, pensions and retirement security, social and economic justice and equality, access to public healthcare and childcare.

The OFL pushes for legislative change in every area that affects people’s daily lives, including health, education, workplace safety, minimum wage and other employment standards, human rights, women’s rights, workers’ compensation, and pensions. Access the OFL's publication page for documents and reports on a variety of topics important to HRM and labour.

OPSEU/SEFPO represents approximately 180,000 members across Ontario. They are full- and part-time workers, young and old. They trace their ancestry to all parts of the globe – as diverse a group as you could imagine. Our members work for the Ontario government, inside community colleges, for the LCBO, in the health care sector, and they are employed in a wide range of community agencies within the broader public sector.

Canada's Top 100 Employers project is a national competition to determine which employers lead their industries in offering exceptional workplaces for their employees.

Canada Law Book's directory of Canadian law firms, lawyers, judges and government departments.

CanLII is a non-profit organization managed by the Federation of Law Societies of Canada. CanLII's goal is to make Canadian law accessible for free on the Internet.

This nonprofit organization conducts research on women in business, as well as diversity and gender issues and how they relate to leadership roles in business. Their Knowledge Center includes some free reports on the above topics.

This site allows you to search for different job titles in Canada and see what the high, low, and median pay for that position is.

For access to the journal in full text, see under the "Magazines and Journals" tab in this Guide.