(Disponible en français : Emploi précaire au Canada : un survol de la situation) What is precarious employment? Simply put, precarious employment is a “bad job”. However, problems arise when we try to define and measure more precisely the characteristics that constitute a “bad job”. According to the International Labour Organization, precarious employment refers to…
Dominique Fleury Aboriginal Affairs and Social Development James Gauthier Economic and Trade Policy Section For a number of years, growing inequality has been at the forefront of public debate. Interest in this issue has increased in the wake of the last recession and because many respected organizations and economists have concluded that high levels of…
Caroline Hyslop and Erin Virgint Legal and Social Affairs Division Since the early 1980s, Canadian labour unions have observed 28 April as a day of mourning for workers who were killed or injured as a result of workplace-related hazards and incidents. By 1991, 28 April had become widely recognized in Canada, and Parliament passed the…
Caroline Quesnel Legal and Social Affairs Division On 30 January 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized a constitutional protection of the right to strike, ruling that it is an indispensable part of collective bargaining. The Court’s decision in Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan is likely to have important implications for governments wishing to…
Laura Munn-Rivard Legal and Social Affairs Division Canadian women earn a third of master’s degrees in business administration and play a greater role in the business sector than at any time in Canada’s history, yet they remain under-represented in the highest echelons of business in Canada – on corporate boards. Over the past decade, players…
Robin MacKay Legal and Social Affairs Division On 16 January 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released its ruling on the right of members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) to engage in collective bargaining. This decision is the latest contribution to the debate about the nature of the RCMP, which has gone on…