Chamber
commons
Stage
1st Reading
Introduced
Oct 6, 2025
Progress
This bill removes the Minister of Labour's power to intervene in federal labour disputes.
Key Changes
- Repeals Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code entirely
- Removes the Minister of Labour's authority to promote conditions for settling industrial disputes
- Eliminates the Minister's power to refer labour questions to the Canada Industrial Relations Board
- Removes the Minister's ability to direct the Canada Industrial Relations Board to take specific measures during disputes
Gotchas
- Removing ministerial intervention powers could make it harder to resolve prolonged labour disputes that affect critical services or the broader public.
- The Canada Industrial Relations Board would still exist and function, but would lose one avenue through which it could be directed to act during disputes.
- This change only affects federally regulated workplaces, not provincially regulated ones, so its scope is limited to a specific subset of Canadian workers and employers.
- The bill does not replace Section 107 with any alternative dispute resolution mechanism, leaving a gap in the Minister's toolkit for managing labour unrest.
Who's Affected
- Federally regulated workers (e.g., airline, banking, telecom, and interprovincial transport employees)
- Federally regulated employers
- The Minister of Labour
- The Canada Industrial Relations Board
- Trade unions in federally regulated sectors
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Gotchas
- Removing ministerial intervention powers could make it harder to resolve prolonged labour disputes that affect critical services or the broader public.
- The Canada Industrial Relations Board would still exist and function, but would lose one avenue through which it could be directed to act during disputes.
- This change only affects federally regulated workplaces, not provincially regulated ones, so its scope is limited to a specific subset of Canadian workers and employers.
- The bill does not replace Section 107 with any alternative dispute resolution mechanism, leaving a gap in the Minister's toolkit for managing labour unrest.
Summary
Bill C-247 proposes to repeal Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, which currently gives the Minister of Labour the authority to step in during industrial disputes or disagreements between employers and workers. Under the current law, the Minister can take steps to help settle disputes, including sending issues to the Canada Industrial Relations Board or ordering the Board to take specific actions the Minister thinks are necessary. By removing this section, the bill would eliminate the Minister's ability to directly intervene in federal labour disputes. This affects workers and employers in federally regulated industries, such as airlines, banks, telecommunications companies, and interprovincial transportation. The bill was introduced by Ms. Gazan as a private member's bill. It appears intended to limit government interference in collective bargaining and labour disputes, potentially giving unions and workers more leverage by preventing the Minister from directing outcomes through the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
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