The Commission will try to settle the complaint between you and your employer. If this does not work, it will forward the complaint to the Commission des relations du travail (Labour Relations Commission). A hearing will take place and a decision will be made. If the Commission decides you should not have been dismissed, it can order your employer to give you your job back and pay you any salary you should have earned.

7.3 Is there a time limit to file a complaint with the Commission?

The time limit depends on the complaint.

If you are complaining you were dismissed without good reason, you have forty-five (45) days from the date you were dismissed to file your complaint.

You also have forty-five (45) days to file a complaint if you were dismissed because you could not work overtime, are pregnant, did not want to retire, talked to someone at the Commission, or filed a complaint about something else.

You have ninety (90) days from the date you were dismissed to file your complaint if you were dismissed because of your age, or if you are psychologically harassed at work.