Highlights of Major Developments in Labour Legislation

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What's on This Page

Stay on top of changes to employment, labour, and human rights law. The IRHR  houses an archive to the PDF documents between 1984-2006 on the very latest changes in labour law and their applications in Canada. More recent publications can be found physically at the Bora Laskin Law Library. 

Key topics include:

  • Significant changes in statutory requirements
  • Critical court, board, and tribunal decisions
  • Employment standards
  • Fair employment practices: human rights, equal pay/pay equity, and employment equity
  • Special Issues: occupational health and safety and Employment Insurance
  • Organized labour and collective bargaining

Scanned PDF Files by Date:


  • Human Resources and Labour Canada,1992-1993 (pdf 291 kb)

  • Human Resources Development Canada,1993-1994 (pdf 353 kb)
  • Human Resources Development Canada,1994-1995 (pdf 268 kb)
  • Human Resources Development Canada,1995-1996 (pdf 269 kb)
  • Human Resources Development Canada,1996-1997 (pdf 263 kb)
  • Human Resources Development Canada,1997-1998 (pdf 99 kb)
  • Human Resources Development Canada,1998-1999 (pdf 73 kb)
  • Human Resources Development Canada,1999-2000 (pdf 4,417 kb)
  • Human Resources Development Canada,2001-2002 (pdf 136 kb)

  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2002-2003 (pdf 220 kb)
  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2003-2004 (pdf 231 kb)
  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2004-2005 (pdf 178 kb)
  • Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2005-2006 (pdf 704 kb)
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