Employment Standards

Minimum Wage

Alberta’s minimum wage will remain $8.80 per hour through 2010. Employers and employees with questions about minimum wage can contact the Employment Standards Contact Centre toll-free at 1-877-427-3731 for more information. In Edmonton and surrounding areas dial 780-427-3731.

Temporary Foreign Workers

Publications and resources are available for temporary foreign workers and their employers to help them understand their rights and responsibilities under Alberta’s employment standards and workplace health and safety legislation.

Employment Standards Code

What Alberta’s employers and employees need to know about fairness in the workplace.

View the Employment Standards Code online

February 15

Check out what you need to know if you are working on Family Day.

Reservist Leave

Alberta reservists can celebrate added job security while serving their country. Alberta’s Employment Standards Code is now amended to establish unpaid job-protected leave for members of the reserve force.

News Release

Programs and Services

Employment Standards promotes fair workplaces through partnerships, education and enforcement of the Employment Standards Code.

Administering the Employment Standards

Information about administering and enforcing employment standards in Alberta, and who is subject to Alberta's minimum employment standards ... more

Alberta's Standards

The minimum standards of employment for employers and employees in the Alberta workplace ... more

Education & Promotion

Employment Standards awareness campaigns and promotional materials ... more

Filing a Complaint with Employment Standards

Information about what workplace issues are addressed by Employment Standards, how to file a complaint and the complaint process. Includes an employee self-help kit ... more

Facts & Information

Fact sheets about Alberta's Employment Standards ... more