Canadian labour and employment law
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Canadian labour law is that body of law which regulates the rights, restrictions obligations of trade unions, workers and employers in Canada. Canadian employment law is that body of law which regulates the rights, restrictions obligations of non-unioned workers and employers in Canada.
Authority over labour and employment law is divided between the provinces and the federal government. The Federal Labour Code governs in those sectors where the constitution gives regulatory powers to the central government. As for example in interprovincial transportation or communications.
In areas of unrestricted provincial jurisdiction, each province (and increasingly each territory) is empowered. So, for example, education and municipal government are both subject to provincial legislation (the territories excepted).
While Quebec's statutory environment is considerably different in many respects, most provinces and the federal Code all follow the American standard of enterprise-based bargaining structures. They also share a certification process (the details of which differ somewhat from province to province) through which unions are recognized by the state as having the support of a majority of workers in a narrowly-defined workplace.
[edit] British Columbia
In 2002, the British Columbia government changed the Employment Standards Branch, replacing the investigation system that used to reply to labour law violations with an 18-page "Self-Help Kit" and mediation process. However, this has been criticized as changing the government's role "from enforcers of labour standards to being wage dispute resolvers." [1]
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| Sources of law | Constitution, federal statutes, provincial statutes |  |
|---|---|---|
| Core areas of law | Constitutional law, Administrative law, Criminal law, Contract law, Tort law, Property law | |
| Other areas of law | Aboriginal law, Civil and human rights, Family law, Immigration and refugee law, Labour and employment law, Copyright law, Trade-mark law, Patent law | |
| Courts | Supreme Court, Federal Court (Appeal), Courts of Appeal, Superior courts, Provincial courts | |
| Education | Law school, Law School Admission Test, Call to the bar | |
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