Bill C-361
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1st Session, 41st Parliament,
60 Elizabeth II, 2011
house of commons of canada
BILL C-361
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (minimum age of employment)
R.S., c. L-2
Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate and House of Commons of Canada, enacts as follows:
1. The heading “Minimum Wages” before section 178 of the Canada Labour Code is replaced by the following:
Minimum Wages and Minimum Age of Employment
2. Section 179 of the Act is renumbered as subsection 179(1) and is amended by adding the following:
Minimum age of employment
(2) An employer may employ a person under the age of 15 years only if the employment is part of the person’s education or training in a program that has been approved by the Minister.
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