Section 147 — Canada Labour Code: General prohibition re employer

No employer shall dismiss, suspend, lay off or demote an employee, impose a financial or other penalty on an employee, or refuse to pay an employee remuneration in respect of any period that the employee would, but for the exercise of the employee’s rights under this Part, have worked, or take any disciplinary action against or threaten to take any such action against an employee because the employee has testified or is about to testify in a proceeding taken or an inquiry held under this Part; has provided information to a person engaged in the performance of duties under this Part regarding the conditions of work affecting the health or safety of the employee or of any other employee of the employer; or has acted in accordance with this Part or has sought the enforcement of any of the provisions of this Part.