ILO Complaints

Labour Rights Under Attack

89 ILO Complaints

Since 1982, Canada's record with respect to the number of complaints submitted to the International Labour Law’s (ILO) Freedom of Association Committee is one of the worst of all of the ILO’s 183 member States with unions in Canada filing more complaints than the national labour movements of any other country.

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Case No. 2182 against the Government of Ontario

Labour Relations Amendment Act, 2000 (Bills 139, December) The Act facilitated decertification of workers’ organizations by requiring employers to post documents setting out the process. Submitted by the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and the more...

Ontario Closed March 2002

Case No. 2180 against the Government of British Columbia

This case was considered with Case Nos. 2196/ 2180 / 2166 against the Government of British Columbia more...

British Columbia Closed March 2002

Case No. 2173 against the Government of British Columbia

Health Care Services Continuation Act, 2000 (Bills 2, June) The Act ended a province-wide strike by health care professionals, imposed a 60-day “cooling-off” period and ordered the parties to resume bargaining. Health Care Services Collective more...

British Columbia Follow up February 2002

Case No. 2166 against the Government of British Columbia

This case was considered with Case Nos. 2196/ 2180 / 2166 against the Government of British Columbia.  more...

British Columbia Closed December 2001

Case No. 2145 against the Government of Ontario

Back to School Act, 2000 (Bills 145, November) The Act ended a lockout of teachers employed by the Hamilton-Wentworth (public) school board and imposed compulsory arbitration. Submitted by the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF), the Ontario more...

Ontario Closed July 2001

Case No. 2119 against the Government of Ontario

Education Accountability Act, 2000 (Bills 74, May) The Act imposed a series of terms and conditions of employment on teachers and reduced the scope of matters open to collective bargaining. Submitted by the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and the more...

Ontario Closed March 2001

Case No. 2083 against the Government of New Brunswick:

  Public Service Labour Relations Act, 1973 The Act excluded certain workers from the definition of “employee” under the Act, namely those persons “not ordinarily required to work more than one-third of the normal period for persons doing similar more...

New Brunswick Closed April 2000

Case No. 2025 against the Government of Ontario

Back to School Act, 1998 (Bills 62, September) The Act ended a strike by teachers employed with eight publicly funded school boards, including seven separate school boards, imposed contractual terms and conditions and instituted a compulsory more...

Ontario Closed May 1999

Case No. 1999 against the Government of Saskatchewan

Maintenance of Saskatchewan Power Corporation’s Operations Act, 1998 (Bills 65, October) The Act ended a strike by employees at a provincial Crown Corporation, extended the expired collective agreement for three years and imposed annual wage more...

Saskatchewan Closed December 1998

Case No. 1985 against the Government of Canada

Postal Services Continuation Act, 1997 (Bills C-24, December) The Act ended a strike by postal workers, extended the expired collective agreement for three years, imposed pay awards and required the mediator-arbitrator appointed by the Minister to more...

Federal Government Closed September 1998

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