{"id":32496,"date":"2021-09-10T14:39:46","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T18:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/?p=32496"},"modified":"2021-09-10T14:39:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T18:39:48","slug":"2021-federal-election-time-off-to-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/legal\/2021\/09\/10\/2021-federal-election-time-off-to-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Federal Election: Time Off to Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2021 federal election is just around the corner, on Monday September 20. Voters across the country will cast ballots to determine who will govern the nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To give everyone an opportunity to vote, the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/canlii.ca\/t\/5553v\">Canada Elections Act<\/a><\/em> (<em>CEA<\/em>) requires that eligible voters have three consecutive hours to cast their vote on election day (s.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.canlii.org\/en\/ca\/laws\/stat\/sc-2000-c-9\/latest\/sc-2000-c-9.html#sec132subsec1\">132(1) <em>CEA<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three Hour Window to Vote<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This means employers must make sure work hours allow employees a three hour window to vote. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If an employee\u2019s hours of work don\u2019t give a three-hour window, the employer must give the necessary time off to create a three-hour window. There is a narrow exception for transportation companies (s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canlii.org\/en\/ca\/laws\/stat\/sc-2000-c-9\/latest\/sc-2000-c-9.html#sec132subsec2\">132(3)<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employers can choose when the time off will be given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How It Works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure if you need to give your employees time off? Three simple questions will help you figure it out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>What are the voting hours in your employee\u2019s riding?<\/li><li>What are your employee\u2019s work hours?<\/li><li>Do the work hours allow a 3-hour window to vote?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is already a 3-hour window, employer\u2019s don\u2019t have to give extra time off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If there is not a 3-hour window, employers do have to give time off to create that 3-hour window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"625\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191016-Time-Off-to-Vote-Chart-1.png?resize=625%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191016-Time-Off-to-Vote-Chart-1.png?w=984&amp;ssl=1 984w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191016-Time-Off-to-Vote-Chart-1.png?resize=300%2C161&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/20191016-Time-Off-to-Vote-Chart-1.png?resize=768%2C413&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Penalties &amp; Fines for Employer Non-Compliance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Employers cannot deduct pay or impose any penalty on an employee for time off given to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Employers who fail to provide time off, deduct pay, or impose penalties can be prosecuted (s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canlii.org\/en\/ca\/laws\/stat\/sc-2000-c-9\/latest\/sc-2000-c-9.html#sec489subsec1\">489(1)(a)<\/a>). 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