Canadian Labour Congress

Federal Conservatives and New Democrats agree on very little, but one point of consensus has emerged in recent months — labour issues will play a key role in the next federal election.

The federal government has added 56 properties to a new public lands bank of locations that are suitable for long-term leases so developers can build housing, a move the Housing Minister says will help boost the supply of homes Canadians can afford.

While the sustainable jobs act moves through the House of commons, Canada’s largest labour organization and an Alberta-based think tank have set their sights on what comes next.

Conservative MPs' efforts to stall discussion on the sustainable jobs act have attracted the ire of prominent labour leaders, who made it clear they will take action if the Conservatives continue with their delay tactics in committee. 

Canada’s largest labour organization has launched a new campaign to further its efforts to shape the federal government’s sustainable jobs legislation.

The federal government’s long-awaited sustainable jobs legislation was met with applause and endorsements from unions and labour groups Thursday, despite negotiations going down to the wire.

Despite differences of opinion, a clear majority of delegates voted to adopt the Canadian Labour Congress’ proposed climate action plan at its 2023 convention in Montreal.

Canada's largest labour organization passed two resolutions Monday vowing to address climate change, a just transition to clean energy and green industrial policy in a way that's fair to workers. 

Federal ministers said on Tuesday, April 25, 2023, they were monitoring for blockades of critical roads and infrastructure, as striking federal workers made good on a promise to ramp up their picket efforts by disrupting traffic and limiting access to office buildings in downtown Ottawa.

Unions are welcoming the federal government’s stipulation that companies must meet certain labour requirements to take full advantage of clean energy tax credits proposed in Budget 2023, but there’s still work to be done.

The federal government's appointment of Amira Elghawaby as its first special representative on combating Islamophobia has caused an uproar in Quebec and raised eyebrows elsewhere in the country.

Canada’s finance minister will present a fiscal look-ahead Thursday as Canadians grapple with high inflation and an impending recession.

As another interest rate hike looms, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is emphasizing the Bank of Canada's independence after criticism from federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.

The deal promises to introduce a new law by the end of next year that would ban the use of replacement workers — also known as "scabs" — if unionized workers in federally regulated sectors are locked out or on strike.

Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says he plans to put paid sick leave on the agenda for a meeting with his provincial and territorial counterparts to resolve a patchwork system of policies and workplace culture that may dissuade workers from staying home when ill.