Labour Standards
Ask a question about vacation, public holidays, hours and overtime, minimum wage, leaves or notice of termination. Answers are written from Newfoundland and Labrador’s Labour Standards Act and its regulations, and cite the section relied on, with the section text one click away.
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Sections cited
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What it reads
- Labour Standards Act, RSNL 1990, c. L-2 (amendments through SNL 2024 c35)
- Labour Standards Regulations, CNLR 781/96 (amendments through NLR 81/24)
- Labour Standards Reciprocating Jurisdictions Regulations, NLR 94/04 (amendments through NLR 108/13)
Taken from the official consolidations published by the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, as published on 4 October 2026, and checked against the official text, section by section, against them. Every cited section links to the official text. Source: House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador. Legislation © Queen’s Printer, Newfoundland and Labrador.
What it does not cover
- Your employment contract, or a collective agreement if you are in a union
- Federally regulated employers, such as banks, airlines and telecommunications companies, which follow the Canada Labour Code
- The current minimum wage in dollars: the Regulations set a yearly formula, and each year’s rate is published in the Gazette
- Other laws: human rights, workplace safety, workers’ compensation, employment insurance
- Court and tribunal decisions, and how the Director of Labour Standards applies the law in practice
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Help with your own situation: the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Labour Standards Division, toll-free 1-877-563-1063, LabourStandards@gov.nl.ca.
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