Statutes Governing Firefighters Collective Bargaining in Canada
Federal
Canada Labour Code (Part I) (for firefighters employed at airports (except for a few airports where fire services are provided by a municipality) and municipal firefighters in the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon)
Alberta
Labour Relations Code
(Division 16 contains specific provisions for municipal firefighters.)
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 Firefighters and Paramedics Arbitration Act
The Labour Relations Act
(The Firefighters and Paramedics Arbitration Act prevails over the Labour Relations Act when these two statutes are in conflict.)
New Brunswick
Industrial Relations Act
(Subsection 80(1) contains specific measures for municipal firefighters.)
Newfoundland
Labour Relations Act
City of St. John’s Act (for the members of the St. John’s Regional Fire Department)
Northwest Territories and Nunavut
(See federal)
Nova Scotia
Trade Union Act
Ontario
Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (Part IX)
Prince Edward Island
Labour Act
(Subsections 41(6) and (9) contain specific measures for employees of fire departments)
Quebec
Labour Code
(Division II of Chapter IV contains specific measures for municipal or regional firefighters.)
Saskatchewan
The Fire Departments Platoon Act
(This Act applies to cities having a population of 10,000 or more.)
The Trade Union Act
Yukon
(See federal)
Labour Law Analysis; International and Intergovernmental Labour Affairs
Labour Branch
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada