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Service Canada is the program operated by Employment and Social Development Canada to serve as a single-point of access for the Government of Canada's largest and most heavily used programs, such as the social insurance number, the Employment Insurance program, the Old Age Security program and the Canada Pension Plan. [1]
The Employment Standards Act of British Columbia , is legislation enacted by the provincial government of British Columbia to protect the rights of working people. Sections within the act outline the employers responsibility to their employees, notably things such as minimum wage , meal breaks, and parental leave .
1968 -– Air Canada agents in British Columbia begin work-to-rule over a dispute over the industrial relations department's bargaining methods. [47] 1969 – Murray-Hill riot, Montreal police force on strike. FLQ, taxi drivers and others took radical action; 1969 - New Democratic Party of Manitoba elected government. In power until 1977
In Canada, the system is known as "Employment Insurance" (EI, French: Prestations d’assurance-emploi). Formerly called "Unemployment Insurance", the name was changed in 1996. In 2024, Canadian workers paid premiums of 1.66% [15] of insured earnings in return for benefits if they lose their jobs.
The CRA is responsible for making CPP/EI rulings, that is, to determine whether any wages or payments are insurable under Canadian Pension Program and/or Employment Insurance program. The substance of a ruling is to determine whether an individual is an employee or a self-employed contractor. An employee can get EI benefits and contractor cannot.
Attorney General of British Columbia v Attorney General of Canada and others (1937) UKPC 9 (28 January 1937) Invalid Weekly Rest In Industrial Undertakings Act, Minimum Wages Act, Limitation of Hours of Work Act: Reference re legislative jurisdiction of Parliament of Canada to enact the Minimum Wages Act (1935, c. 44) (1936) S.C.R. 461 (June 17 ...
At present, only the province of British Columbia requires that workers be registered by their employers under the Domestic Workers' Registry. Employment agencies, on the other hand, are only regulated in two provinces, British Columbia, and Alberta, and their regulation only amounts to operating licensing requirements. [46]
The British Columbia General Employees' Union (BCGEU) is a trade union in British Columbia, Canada which represents over 95,000 members [2]. The union employs over 400 servicing and administrative staff in 12 area offices across the province and at the Burnaby head office. The current President of the BCGEU is Paul Finch. [3]