The main responsibility of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) is to interpret and administer the Industrial Relations and Occupational Health and Safety sections of the
Canada Labour Code
The ''Canada Labour Code'' (french: Code canadien du travail) (the Code) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour. The objective of the Code is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & l ...
. The CIRB also contributes to promote effect
industrial relations to any work, undertaking or business that falls under the authority of the
Parliament of Canada
The Parliament of Canada (french: Parlement du Canada) is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the King, the Senate, and the House of Commons. By constitutional convention, the ...
.
Jurisdiction
The CIRB's jurisdiction is in regard to about a million employees who are engaged in industries under federal jurisdiction. The sectors under federal jurisdiction include inter-provincial transportation,
broadcasting,
banking,
longshoring, and grain-handling. Also, the CIRB's jurisdiction is private sector employees in
Northwest Territories
The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...
,
Yukon, and
Nunavut
Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...
. If an employee or employer is not in this jurisdiction then they may fall under the jurisdiction of their provincial industrial relations board.
[ CIRB is responsible for the interpretation and administration of Part II (Professional Relations) of the ''Status of the Artist Act'']
Activities
Certifying trade unions, investigating complaints of unfair labour practice, issuing cease and desist
A cease and desist letter is a document sent to an individual or business to stop alleged illegal activity. The phrase "cease and desist" is a legal doublet, made up of two near-synonyms. The letter may warn that, if the recipient does not dis ...
orders in cases of unlawful strikes
Strike may refer to:
People
*Strike (surname)
Physical confrontation or removal
*Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm
*Airstrike, military strike by air forces on either a suspected ...
and lockouts, rendering decisions on jurisdictional issues, and dealing with complex situations arising from a sale of business.
See also
* Industrial Relations
* Canada Labour Code
The ''Canada Labour Code'' (french: Code canadien du travail) (the Code) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour. The objective of the Code is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & l ...
References
External links
*
Canada Labour Code
at Department of Justice Canada
Canada Labour Code
at CanLII
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Federal departments and agencies of Canada
Labor relations