We regularly represent clients on matters before courts at all levels throughout Canada as well as appear before
provincial labour relations boards and the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
This was occurring in the case of counsel and parties in areas, such as Ontario or British Columbia, where on similar proceedings from
provincial labour relations boards there was no concern that proceedings were not recorded.
Dunmore decided that Ontario had a positive obligation to include agricultural workers under
provincial labour relations legislation because excluding the workers infringed their section 2 (d) freedom of association....
Our lawyers regularly appear on behalf of employers before various
provincial Labour Relations Boards and Human Rights Tribunals the Canada Industrial Relations Board, arbitrators, the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board, and various other federal and provincial boards and tribunals.
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Good
labour relations in education and positive working relationships between
provincial governments and teacher unions are a critical ingredient in the relative success of our public education system.
Clara also worked with and presented on behalf of numerous
provincial educational organizations, including as an Ontario Catholic Schools Trustees» Association (OCSTA)
labour relations panelist, executive director of the Catholic Principals» Council of Ontario (CPCO) and a Ministry of Education curriculum committee representative.
Mike regularly appears at all levels of court in British Columbia and before administrative tribunals, including the
Labour Relations Board and federal and
provincial human rights tribunals.
Alberta's
Labour Relations Code (the «Code») was last updated in 1988, and with a new provincial government formed in 2015, it should have come as no surprise that a review of Alberta's labour laws would
Labour Relations Code (the «Code») was last updated in 1988, and with a new
provincial government formed in 2015, it should have come as no surprise that a review of Alberta's
labour laws would
labour laws would occur.
In addition, Frédéric has extensive experience with respect to collective
labour relations between producers and artists and in collective bargaining negotiations, having served as both lead negotiator and external counsel in connection with numerous collective bargaining negotiations in a variety of industries, from film and television production, to the private education and industrial manufacturing sectors, at both the
provincial and federal levels.
Canadian courts have recognized that
labour relations are presumptively a
provincial matter, and that the federal government has jurisdiction over
labour relations only by way of exception.
The Barry's Ltd. decision was cited with approval by the Supreme Court of Canada in the case of Ward v. Canada (Attorney General), [2002] 1 SCR 569: «
labour relations in the fisheries were held to be matters essentially falling within the
provincial power to regulate business in the province and outside the federal fisheries power.»
In Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider, [1925] A.C. 396, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council held that the s. 92 (13)
provincial head of power over «Property and Civil Rights» in the provinces includes
labour relations.
[27] The basic rule in the division of powers over
labour relations is that the provinces have jurisdiction over industries that fall within
provincial legislative authority and the federal government has jurisdiction over those that fall within federal legislative authority.
Examples of tribunals established under
provincial legislation include landlord - tenant boards, human rights tribunals, securities commissions, environmental review tribunals, workers» compensation tribunals,
labour relations boards, and criminal injury compensations boards — to name just a very few.
This past spring, the Ontario government revamped its
provincial employment legislation and created the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017, which includes a wide range of amendments to the Employment Standards Act and
Labour Relations Act.
His expertise and practical advice have been sought by both municipal and
provincial government with respect to
labour relations law and collective bargaining.