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The Canada Labour Code (French: Code canadien du travail) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour. The objective of the Code is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & lockouts , occupational safety and health , and some employment standards.
Canada's varied labour laws are a result of its geography, historical, and cultural variety. This expressed in law through the treaty-/land-based rights of individual indigenous nations, the distinct French-derived law system of Quebec, and the differing labour codes of each of the provinces and territories.
The post of Minister of Labor given to Labor Party MLA Alex Ross, one of four Labor MLAs elected in Alberta in 1921. 1921 – Canadian Labor Party revived under James Simpson. Labour MPs William Irvine and Joseph Tweed Shaw (backed by both the UFA and the DLP) were elected in Calgary.
PSAC strikers outside a CRA office in Surrey, British Columbia. On April 7, the CRA bargaining group voted to enter a legal strike position. [21] On April 12, the national president of PSAC, Chris Aylward, announced that the Treasury Board bargaining unit had voted overwhelmingly in favour of entering into a legal strike position, thus granting the group a 60-day window to initiate a labour ...
The International Labour Organization ranked Canada 26th in labour productivity, tied with Hong Kong and Spain, while the United States maintained a stronger position at 13th. The Business Council of British Columbia reported that Canadian economic productivity relative to the United States had declined from 82% in 2000 to 77% by 2020.
The union representing Canadian autoworkers at Ford has reached a tentative deal with the US automaker, keeping more than 5,000 union members on the job and providing some good news for an ...
Certifying trade unions, investigating complaints of unfair labour practice, issuing cease and desist orders in cases of unlawful strikes and lockouts, rendering decisions on jurisdictional issues, and dealing with complex situations arising from a sale of business. [5] The CIRB also helps mediate disputes before they result in a strike or lockout.
The looming strike is the latest twist in a labor dispute at Canada's top two railroads, which locked out more than 9,000 unionized workers on Thursday, triggering a simultaneous rail stoppage ...