Labour – Alberta Law Libraries

Generally, labour refers to work in unionized work settings. Labour law is a body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on unionized workers and their employers.

Each province and territory has its own legislation relating to labour law. There are also federal labour laws that apply to workers in federally regulated industries that can include inter-provincial or international transportation, radio, television, postal service, banking and some crown corporations.

Texts

Canadian Labour Arbitration, 4th ed. by Donald J.M. Brown & David M. Beatty Table of Contents
Canadian Labour Law by George W. Adams Table of Contents
Canadian Master Labour Guide by CCH Canadian Limited Table of Contents
Clarke’s Canada Industrial Relations Board by Graham J. Clarke Table of Contents
Evidence and Procedure in Canadian Labour Arbitration by Morley R. Gorsky, S. J. Usprich & Gregory J. Brandt Table of Contents
Judicial Review in Labour Law by Richard J. Charney & Thomas E.F. Brady Table of Contents
Labour and Employment Law: Cases, Materials and Commentary, 7th ed. by Labour Law Casebook Group Table of Contents
Labour Law in Canada, 5th ed. by Donald D. Carter Table of Contents
The Labour Relations Code: Practitioner’s Manual by Alberta Labour Relations Board Table of Contents
Trade Union Law in Canada by Michael MacNeil, Michael Lynk & Peter Engelmann Table of Contents

Case Law

Print

For more information on finding cases see our research guide: Finding & Researching Cases

Legislation

Federal

Canada Labour Code, RSC 1985, c L2

Federal Acts and Regulations can be found electronically at:

Provincial

Labour Relations Code, RSA 2000, c L-1
The link above connects to the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) version for convenience and ease of use. To access or purchase the official version, go to: Alberta Queen’s Printer

Definitions

Journals

Websites

Alberta

Alberta Labour Relations Board

Federal

Other Sites

NATLEX – A database of national labour, social security and related human rights legislation maintained by the ILO’s International Labour Standards Department. Records in NATLEX provide abstracts of legislation and relevant citation information, and they are indexed by keywords and by subject classifications. Each record in NATLEX appears in one of the three ILO official languages (English/French/Spanish). Where possible, the full text of the law or a relevant electronic source is linked. NATLEX contains over 80,000 records covering 196 countries and over 160 territories and subdivisions.

National Labour Law Profiles – This project is not updated anymore and kept for historical analysis of comparative labour law only.The National Labour Law Profiles that you will find on this site intend to provide a rapid overview of the labour law in a number of ILO member States. Their purpose is to facilitate a general understanding of how the labour law works in each country, and to provide the reader with easy access to information on a number of topics. However, the profiles do not intend to give a comprehensive description of the labour law in any country. Where appropriate, a bibliography and a list of links is given, directing the reader towards more in-depth information.

International Tax and Business Guides (Deloitte) – Choose a location such as Canada. If a Guide is available, scan for the Labor relations and labor force section. Topics such as Employee rights, Working hours, Wages and benefits and Labor-management relations are covered briefly.

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