Statutes Governing Police OfficersCollective Bargaining in Canada
Federal
Members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are not covered by a collective bargaining statute.
Alberta
Police Officers Collective Bargaining Act
British Columbia
Fire and Police Services Collective Bargaining Act
Labour Relations Code
(The Fire and Police Services Collective Bargaining Act prevails over the Labour Relations Code if there is a conflict or inconsistency between the two statutes.)
Manitoba
The Labour Relations Act
The City of Winnipeg Charter
(Note: The provisions of the City of Winnipeg Charter relating to collective bargaining by municipal police officers prevail over those of the Labour Relations Act when they are in conflict.)
New Brunswick
Industrial Relations Act
(Subsection 80(1.1) contains specific measures for municipal or regional police.)
Newfoundland
Labour Relations Act (for municipal police)
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Act, 1992 (for the provincial police force)
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary Arbitration Regulations
Northwest Territories and Nunavut
(See federal)
Nova Scotia
Trade Union Act
Ontario
Police Services Act (for municipal or regional police)
Public Service Act (for the Ontario Provincial Police Force)
Prince Edward Island
Labour Act
(Subsections 41(6) and (9) contain specific measures for municipal police.)
Quebec
Labour Code (Division II of Chapter IV contains specific measures for municipal or regional police.)
An Act respecting the Syndical Plan of the Sûreté du Québec (for the provincial police force)
An Act respecting the process of negotiation of the collective agreements in the public and parapublic sectors (Chapter IV applies to the Sûreté du Québec, the provincial police force.)
Saskatchewan
The Police Act, 1990
The Trade Union Act
Yukon
(See federal)
Labour Law Analysis; International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs
Labour Branch
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada