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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.
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