Industrial Relations in Canada

To Whom Does This Apply?

Summary

The Canada Labour Code, Part 1, governs the industrial relations of federal works, undertakings and businesses including the following:

• navigation and shipping;
• a railway, canal, telegraph or other work or undertaking connecting any province with any other province, or extending beyond the limits of a province;
• a line of ships connecting a province with any other province, or extending beyond the limits of a province;
• a ferry between any province and any other province or between any province and any country other than Canada;
• aerodromes, aircraft or a line of air transportation;
• a radio broadcasting station;
• a bank;
• a work or undertaking that, although wholly situated within a province, is before or after its execution declared by Parliament to be for the general advantage of Canada or for the advantage of two or more of the provinces;
• a work, undertaking or business outside the exclusive legislative authority of the legislatures of the provinces; and
• a work, undertaking or activity in respect to which federal laws apply within the meaning of section 2 of the Oceans Act and any regulations made pursuant to paragraph 26(i)(k) of the Act.

The Canada Industrial Relations Regulations govern industrial relations (collective bargaining) procedures in federal works, undertakings or businesses, and deal with notices given under the Act such as notices to commence collective bargaining, strike or lockout notices, requests for the appointment of an arbitrator and notices of dispute and requests for conciliation assistance.

The following publication is available:

Industrial Relations Legislation in Canada reviews federal and provincial legislation of general application governing collective bargaining in the private sector:

• certification of trade unions;
• government intervention during unsuccessful negotiations;
• conditions for legal strikes;
• strike replacements;
• check-off of union dues; and
• provisions having to do with essential services and technological change.

• Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

• Industrial Relations Legislation in Canada

DISCLAIMER
Information contained in this section is of a general nature only and is not intended to constitute advice for any specific fact situation. For particular questions, the users are invited to contact their lawyer. For additional information, see contact(s) listed below.

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Contact(s):
See National Contact.