Statutes Governing Public School Teachers Collective Bargaining in Canada
Federal
Canada Labour Code (Part I)
(for some schools in the Northwest Territories and schools run by band councils on Indian reserves)
Alberta
Labour Relations Code
School Act
Post-Secondary Learning Act
British Columbia
Public Education Labour Relations Act
Labour Relations Code
(The Public Education Labour Relations Act prevails over the Labour Relations Code if there is a conflict or inconsistency between the two statutes.)
Public Sector Employers Act
Manitoba
The Public Schools Act
The Labour Relations Act (subject to the Public Schools Act)
New Brunswick
Public Service Labour Relations Act
Newfoundland
Teachers’ Collective Bargaining Act
Teachers’ Association Act
Northwest Territories and Nunavut
Public Service Act
Nova Scotia
Teachers’ Collective Bargaining Act
Ontario
Education Act (Part X.1) (for public elementary and secondary schools)
Provincial Schools Negotiations Act (for schools operated by the Ministries of Correctional Services, Education or Health, excluding summer or correspondence courses)
Colleges Collective Bargaining Act (This Act applies to colleges of applied arts and technology.)
Prince Edward Island
School Act (Part IX) and Intructional Personnel Regulations
Quebec
Labour Code
An Act respecting the process of negotiation of the collective agreements in the public and parapublic sectors
(Both statutes apply to public schools and colleges.)
Saskatchewan
The Education Act, 1995
The Teachers’ Federation Act
Yukon
Education Labour Relations Act
Labour Law Analysis; International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs
Labour Branch
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada