Tag: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Supreme Court of Canada reshapes labor law (again)

By Northern Exposure Mar 8, 2015 Northern Exposure

Updated: Mar 8, 2015

by John D.R. Craig, Christopher D. Pigott, and Brandon Wiebe In the January 2015 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Saskatchewan Federation of Labour (SFL), the Court found, for the first time, that Canadian workers have a constitutional “right to strike.” In reaching this conclusion, the Supreme Court overturned almost 30 years of […]

Mandatory Retirement Being Retired across Canada

By Derek Knoechel Jan 18, 2010 Northern Exposure

Updated: Jan 18, 2010

Mandatory retirement has a long and storied history as part of the Canadian labor system. As we enter 2010, it appears that a new chapter is being written, one in which mandatory retirement is the exception rather than the norm. In Canada, mandatory retirement developed along with the introduction of private and public pension plans. […]