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The following is an alphabetical list of links to Canada's major national unions and federations of labour, as well as some important national and international union federations, and coalitions in which Canadian unions participate.

You can also access the following for more information:

Labour Organizations in Canada (Labour Program. Workplace Information and Research Division). Affiliations, membership size, locals and the president of each organization, etc.
Labour Organizations in Canada (Labour Program. Workplace Information and Research Division). General statistics.
World Trade Union Directory
Archive-It (a searchable digital archive of labour union websites)

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AFL-CIO (U.S.)

"Our work is anchored in making sure everyone who works for a living has family-supporting wages and benefits and the ability to retire with dignity. We advance legislation to create good jobs by investing tax dollars in schools, roads, bridges, ports and airports, and improving the lives of workers through education, job training and a livable minimum wage. We advocate for strengthening Social Security and private pensions, ensuring fair tax policies, and making high-quality, affordable health care available to all." - AFL-CIO (US)

Air Canada Pilots Association (ACPA)

"ACPA strives to be a leader in advancing our profession and aviation safety. We aim to serve and support our member pilots’ professional interests in all that we do, with all stakeholders. We advocate by the targeted and effective dissemination of our views to a wide range of stakeholders. We represent our members on individual issues with the employer, as well as collectively through the bargaining process to ensure better working conditions and career prospects for our highly trained and specialized professional members. We engage our members on an ongoing basis, through their interactions with their elected representatives, via surveys and through member communications, to continuously update and adjust our direction." - ACPA

Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA)

"The mission of the Air Line Pilots Association is to promote and champion all aspects of aviation safety throughout all segments of the aviation community; to represent, in both specific and general respects, the collective interests of all pilots in commercial aviation; to assist in collective bargaining activities on behalf of all pilots represented by the Association; to promote the health and welfare of the members of the Association before all governmental agencies; to be a strong, forceful advocate of the airline piloting profession, through all forms of media, and with the public at large; and to be the ultimate guardian and defender of the rights and privileges of the professional pilots who are members of the Association." - ALPA

Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL)

"The Alberta Federation of Labour is a voluntary association of unions and employee organizations that have banded together to achieve common goals." - AFL

Alberta Teachers' Association (ATA)

"The Alberta Teachers' Association, as the professional organization of teachers, promotes and advances public education, safeguards standards of professional practice and serves as the advocate for its members." - ATA

Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE)

Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Canada

"Established in 2015, ATU Canada is the strong national voice for the Amalgamated Transit Union in Canada on all issues of Canadian interest including legislation, political, educational, health and safety, cultural and social welfare matters." - ATU

ATU Local 113 (Toronto)

American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM)

"We are the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada, professional musicians united through our Locals so that: we can live and work in dignity, our work will be fulfilling and compensated fairly, we will have a meaningful voice in decisions that affect us, we will have the opportunity to develop our talents and skills, our collective voice and power will be realized in a democratic and progressive union, we can oppose the forces of exploitation through our union solidarity." - AFM

Association of Management, Administrative, and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario (AMAPCEO)