{"id":27198,"date":"2026-04-14T16:37:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/?post_type=education&#038;p=27198"},"modified":"2026-09-26T07:06:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T11:06:09","slug":"workplace-rights-toolkit-for-care-workers","status":"publish","type":"education","link":"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/fr\/education\/workplace-rights-toolkit-for-care-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"A Workplace Rights Toolkit for Care Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Table of contents:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2a197b70 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"has-background wp-container-content-12888293 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e6f6f6;margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><a href=\"#what-does-this-toolkit-cover\">What does this toolkit cover?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e6f6f6;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><a href=\"#get-started\"><\/a><a href=\"#who-is-this-toolkit-for\">Who is this toolkit for?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e6f6f6;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong><a href=\"#how-to-use-this-toolkit\">How to use this toolkit<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e6f6f6;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><a href=\"#get-started\">Get started<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>**This toolkit is meant for people working in the care economy,&nbsp;or for community organizations who provide services to care workers. It is legal information, and is not intended to replace legal advice.**<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"what-does-this-toolkit-cover\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does this toolkit cover?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome to LEAF\u2019s new resource on improving working conditions for care work, part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/project\/valuing-the-care-economy\/\">Valuing the Care Economy<\/a> project. This toolkit is designed to give people who are employed as care workers a primer on their basic employment rights and to provide a list of resources for more in-depth legal support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This toolkit will cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Workplace Rights in Ontario:<\/strong>&nbsp;this section looks at the <em>Employment Standards Act<\/em> in Ontario, who it covers, and how to file a claim.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Workplace Harassment and Discrimination:<\/strong> this section covers the <em>Ontario Human Rights Code<\/em> in reference to workplace and sexual harassment and discrimination, the right to refuse work due to workplace violence, and special protections for temporary foreign workers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Resources:&nbsp;<\/strong>this section provides direct links to information, organizations, and support for care workers navigating legal issues in their workplaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"who-is-this-toolkit-for\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is this toolkit for?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This toolkit is designed for paid care workers within the Ontario care economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The care economy is made up of sectors of both paid and unpaid care work that have historically been \u2014 and continue to be \u2014 feminized and racialized, and therefore undervalued in our society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>These sectors include:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-987cefe3 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/education.png\" alt=\"Stack of books.\" class=\"wp-image-26850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/education.png 500w, https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/education-135x135.png 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/child-care.png\" alt=\"Building blocks.\" class=\"wp-image-26846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/child-care.png 500w, https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/child-care-135x135.png 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Childcare<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/health-and-social-care.png\" alt=\"Heart with a cross in front of it.\" class=\"wp-image-26852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/health-and-social-care.png 500w, https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/health-and-social-care-135x135.png 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Health and Social Sectors<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Domestic-work.png\" alt=\"A house.\" class=\"wp-image-26848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Domestic-work.png 500w, https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Domestic-work-135x135.png 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Domestic Work<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are a paid care worker in one or more of these sectors, this toolkit is for you. We\u2019ve also included information for temporary foreign workers within the care economy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"how-to-use-this-toolkit\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to use this toolkit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You may choose to review the toolkit in its entirety, or go straight to a specific issue that\u2019s relevant to you.&nbsp;We\u2019ve structured each page to make it as easy as possible to find the information you\u2019re looking for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose a topic above and click to get to the corresponding page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each page will include&nbsp;<strong>key takeaways<\/strong>&nbsp;highlighting the main content you will learn,&nbsp;<strong>navigation&nbsp;<\/strong>to specific issues covered on that page, and&nbsp;<strong>links<\/strong>&nbsp;to external resources where applicable. You can click the arrow on the right at any time to return to the table of contents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Each page covers information on the outlined topic including answers to common questions, visual aids, and case studies to illustrate the law in practice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the bottom of each page there will be links to return back to this landing page or explore another topic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"get-started\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose a topic below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-a02a1dd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e6f6f6;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/workplace-rights-in-ontario\/\">I want to learn more about my workplace rights.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e6f6f6;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/workplace-harassment-and-discrimination-in-ontario\/\">I want to learn more about workplace harassment and discrimination.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#e6f6f6;font-size:20px;font-style:normal;font-weight:800\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/legal-resources-for-ontario-care-workers\/\">I want to explore available legal resources.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27198","education","type-education","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A Workplace Rights Toolkit for Care Workers - LEAF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaf.ca\/fr\/education\/workplace-rights-toolkit-for-care-workers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Workplace Rights Toolkit for Care Workers - LEAF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Table of contents: What does this toolkit cover? 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