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Canada labour board orders rail workers and employers to resume operations

The Canada Industrial Labour Relations Board (CIRB) Saturday ended unprecedented nationwide rail shutdowns by ordering a return to normal operations as of August 26. Both employers and union have ...
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Canada port strike averted as labour board rules union notice illegal

The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) ruled on Sunday that a strike notice by ship and dock foremen at western Canadian ports violated the Canada Labour Code, effectively averting a disruption ...
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Giving Notice: Individual Terminations Subject to New Rules in Canada Labour Code

Changes to requirements regarding individual terminations in the Canada Labour Code (CLC) came into effect on February 1, 2024. The amendments were enacted by the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No.
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Enforcing employers’ demands, Canada’s Liberal government decrees end to port disputes

On Tuesday morning, federal Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon, invoking provisions of the pro-employer Canada Labour Code, instructed the Canadian Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to end work ...
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Pensions and Leaves of Absences – No Extension of Canada Labour Code Protections to Other Retirement or Savings Plans

In the decision of WestJet Encore v ALPA, dated March 31, 2025, Arbitrator Kaplan held that a Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) provision which requires that pension (as well as health and disability) ...