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Canada: Bill C-58’s Ban on Use of Replacement Workers in Strikes or Lockouts in Federally Regulated Workplaces to Become Effective on June 20, 2025

On June 20, 2024, Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012 (Bill C-58) received Royal Assent. Bill C-58, which will go into effect ...
Jurist

Canada dispatch: new federal labour bill would ban employer use of ‘scabs’ during strikes or lockouts

Canadian law students are reporting for JURIST on national and international developments in and affecting Canada. Mélanie Cantin is JURIST’s Chief Correspondent for Canada and a 3L at the University ...

U.S. begins forced-labour investigation into 60 countries, including Canada

U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has launched probes into whether 60 trading partners including Canada are ...

New US trade probe targets EU, Canada, UK over forced labour

The US said it would examine whether countries are effectively blocking goods made with "forced labour".
Supply Chain

Will Canada’s Modern Slavery Act Become North America’s De Facto Law?

The U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 2020, boasts some of the strongest labor rights provisions found in any trade agreement to ...
Jurist

Canada railway workers union challenges labour board back-to-work order

The union representing workers from Canada’s two largest rail companies filed a court challenge against a labour board order requiring them to return to work. The order was issued after the Teamsters ...