Commission Research Program

With a view to ensuring that the work of the Commission benefits from high quality, objective and user-friendly research, the Commission is implementing a comprehensive research program. Projects currently underway are listed below. The program draws upon acknowledged experts to address key issues pertaining to the aims, content and application of labour standards. The Commission will post the completed research projects on its web site as they become available in both official languages.

Projects and Researchers

Social and Economic Impact of Labour Standards

Morley Gunderson, University of Toronto
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Conceptual Approach to Identifying Workers Most in Need of Labour Standards Protection

Stéphanie Bernstein, Université du Québec à Montréal
Executive Summary
Posted: March 13, 2006

Canadian Workers Most in Need of Labour Standards Protection: A Review of the Nature and Extent of Vulnerability in the Canadian Labour Market and Federal Jurisdiction

Richard Chaykowski, Queen's University
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Employment Conditions and Work Arrangements in Federal Jurisdiction Industries: Comparative Analysis of Employee and Employment Characteristics of Workers Related to the Federal Jurisdiction Using WES and LFS

Richard Chaykowski, Queen's University
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Labour Standard Issues in the Interprovincial Canadian Trucking Industry

Garland Chow, University of British Columbia
Executive Summary
Posted: October 11, 2006

Comparing Labour Standards Across Jurisdictions

Richard Block, Michigan State University
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Social Protection for Non-traditional Workers outside the Employment Relationship

Jean Bernier, Université Laval
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

The Scope of Federal Labour Standards and Non-Traditional Employment Relationships

Jean Bernier, Université Laval
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

The Effect of Jurisdictional Issues on the Application and Administration of Part III

Robert Howse, University of Toronto

Does One Size Fit All? Employment Standards and Special Treatment

Ron Saunders, Canadian Policy Research Networks
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Setting and Administration of Sectoral Employment Standards

Mark Thompson, University of British Columbia
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Miminum Wages in Canada: Theory, Evidence and Policy

Morley Gunderson, University of Toronto
Executive Summary
Posted: October 11, 2006

Remuneration: Wage Protection and Recovery

Rod Wood, University of Lethbridge
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Unjust Dismissal and Other Termination-Related Provisions

Geoffrey England, University of Saskatchewan
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Rights, Respect and Dignity in the Workplace: Interface between Labour Standards and Human Rights Legislation

Colleen Sheppard, McGill University
Executive Summary
Posted: October 11, 2006

Control Over Time and Work-Life Balance: An Empirical Analysis

Graham Lowe
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Control Over Time and Work-Life Balance: Comparative/Theoretical Perspective

Sandra Fredman, Oxford University
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Control Over Work Time and Work Life Balance: A Detailed Analysis of the Canadian labour Code, Part III

Judy Fudge, York University
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

The Contribution of Labour Standards to a Strategy for Human Capital

Jean Charest, Université de Montréal
Executive Summary
Posted: October 11, 2006

The Role of Employee Voice in Obtaining Better Labour Standards

Anil Verma, University of Toronto
Executive Summary
Posted: October 11, 2006

New Compliance Strategies: "Hard Law" Approach

Paul Gallina, Bishop's University
Executive Summary
Posted: March 13, 2006

New Labour Standards Compliance Strategies: Corporate Codes of Conduct and Social Labelling Programs

Michael Trebilcock with Patrick Macklem, University of Toronto
Executive Summary
Posted: March 16, 2006

Tax Implications of of Extending the Personal Scope Federal Labour Standards

Lisa Philipps, York University
Executive Summary

With a view to ensuring that the work of the Commission benefits from high quality, objective and user-friendly research, the Commission is implementing a comprehensive research program. Projects currently underway are listed below. The program draws upon acknowledged experts to address key issues pertaining to the aims, content and application of labour standards. The Commission will post the completed research projects on its web site as they become available in both official languages.