Standard Employment Relationship In Canada

The Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) is an independent, quasi-judicial tribunal mandated to mediate and adjudicate a variety of employment and labour relations-related matters under a number of Ontario Statutes.

One of the most pressing issues faced by Canada today is unemployment. In fact, reports confirm that the jobless rate continues to increase every year. As of February this year, the unemployment rate was at 7.0%. The presence of unemployment rate is evident in various provinces. In Quebec, the number of people working declined by 26,000 in February. Alternately, the number of employed in British Columbia fell by 10,000; while Saskatchewan nearly 6,000 individuals are unable to find jobs. The Conference Board of Canada projected that the country’s labour woes could reach to more than one million workers by 2020. In addition to this, experts predict that the unemployment rate in this country will surpass that of the United States. Along with the dismal figures and projections, the problem of unemployment consequently creates numerous negative consequences on the nation’s economy, its government, and of course its people. Some of the known effects of unemployment include reduced spending power, an increase in financial cost, recession, and even crimes and violence. Individually, long-term unemployment may result to depression, loss of self-respect, and strained relationships with family and friends – ultimately causing damage to the person’s overall well-being. The adverse effects of unemployment only show that this issue imposes a significant cost both on a national and individual level. As such, it is of primary importance to create an immediate plan of action to alleviate

One of the most important things in our lives today is Canada’s welfare state, as it transformed Canada’s economy after the economy’s downturn from the Great Depression. The democratic system was formed to maintain prosperity, solidity and security in our everyday lives. One of the key pillars of the nation’s welfare state is employment insurance (EI). Through this analysis of Canada’s employment insurance, I will elucidate why I believe that this program should continue, but with refinements, as it has benefited a large portion of unemployed Canadians over the years and should continue doing so to fulfill the countries goals of the welfare state.

Over the past 200 years, there is an emergence and existence of the working class in Canada which has initiated the capitalist infrastructure (comprising the wage earners and the entrepreneurs) in Canada and also involving the struggles of the Canadian workers to claim their necessities and distress. Being the most difficult parts of the twentieth century, there had been very few people who had not been affected by the Great Depression. The working class in Canadian Society had been adversely affected during the time of Second World War and had even faced the repercussions of the War. With

Immigrants today now have the privilege of entering and residing in Canada but along with this privilege, there are also barriers that impede their integration and deprive them of equal opportunity in the society. The undervaluing of foreign education and credentials has emerged over the years as a huge obstacle faced by recent immigrants who seek employment in the areas that they have been trained, and worked in for decades in their respective home countries. For years, newcomers in Canada have been denied inclusion into the Canadian labour market simply because of policies that were

The issues and events examined in these two essays provide a fair and thoughtful discussion of processes that have led to diminished workplace rights among the women and migrant and immigrant workers in Canada. The decisive role in the development of long-term strategies as wage solidarity, the operation

They are alienated as outsiders of Canadian citizenship because they are not a citizen or a member of the Canadian community, but they do not realize it is just an illusion that has been shown to them. This also means that these migrant workers are not part of the Canadian society and are excluded for any rights that a citizen of Canada would have. Gabriel and MacDonald (2014) acknowledges that Canada’s immigration view on migrant worker is referred to as precarious status, which means programs like SWAP use this status for many of the migrant farm workers because they cannot be a permanent resident, have the lack of rights and entitlements, and cannot bring any family to Canada. Due to globalization, there has been a citizenship gap that has been created which allows certain individuals to have the right to have claims, entitlement and status. This is not universal because again, migrant farm workers are alienated and excluded from this right. When looking at the struggles of migrant farm workers face for citizenship rights and human rights, there is correlation that these struggles are use against them to help Canada secure rights of agricultural

After the confederation, Canada went through numerous progressions; some were positively effective but some were negatively influenced the working-class citizens. Every people in different societal strata have its own way of surviving. Paige Railbmon explains the Aboriginal people’s lives, Bettina Bradbury describes non-wage based workers’ surviving strategies, and Craig Heron introduces the union labors’ lives. In this paper, I analyzed my assessment of these three articles and some evoked questions.

Before the recession in 2007-2008 an economy based on neoliberalism and augmented by globalization, was heralded as the best economic model for Canada. The argument went that if Canada pursued a strong policy of free trade with countries, both through NAFTA and other agreements with countries and trading blocs, it would ensure economic prosperity for Canada. However the Great Recession has thrown this argument into question. Canada has still not recovered economically from the Great Recession, the majority of the jobs being the manufacturing sector, which prior to the recession was the mainstay of the Canadian economy. With the recession's aftermath came people beginning to question the economic line that both the Conservatives and Liberals used. Nevertheless the Liberals, by all appearances, are committed to the traditional, free trade narrative. It does not mean there has not been pushback over globalization and it is particularly felt among those who feel that they are not able to make ends meet in today's economy. This, in part was how Trump was elected and it remains to be seen whether this potential revolt about globalization will continue across the border into Canadian political

Canada’s immigration policy has changed several times with many different extents of amendment over the years. Particularly in times of social and economic downturns (or uprisings) throughout the past, for instance World War I, the Depression, World War II, and even before 1914. In addition, multiculturalism has made a drastic impact on immigration and Canadian’s tolerance of other’s cultures. Canada’s immigration policy has also affected Canada’s population and the immigrants it consists of. During the first half of the 20th century the restrictions of the immigration policy became increasingly severe and discriminatory.

There are various issues that revolve around Canadian politics. These issues can include various subjects, such as economics, multiculturalism, health care, immigration, and foreign policy. An important issue in Canada that is discussed in this essay is Canada’s constant changes to its immigration policy in order to improve its economic goals and the labour market. These issues are changing by different policies that the Canadian government are putting into place, which creates a more strict system in choosing who can immigrate into the country. Three articles that thoroughly analyze Canada’s immigration policy in order to implement these changes are the following. The first article is named: “New Directions in Immigration Policy: Canada’s

Using the concepts of “industrial” and “postindustrial” societies: How has work changed in Canada over time? (pg20,24)

Even though Canada’s TFW program is seen as a model for other countries to follow, there remain issues of marginalization among foreign workers. According to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), Canada’s program “allows Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals to fill temporary labour and skill shortages when qualified Canadian citizens or permanent residents are not available” (CIC, 2012, para. 1). Tracy Lemieux and Jean-François Nadeau (2015), researchers from the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), suggest that Canadian employers are choosing to employ foreign workers in low-skill occupations when most domestic workers possess the skills to fill

Most citizens of Canada and the U.S., on the other hand, will rarely seek employment on farms or factories even in times of recession or unemployment: this makes immigrant labour, whether legal or not, essential to the economies of both nations. Instead of fining employers or deporting workers, government should focus on reforming current immigration laws to make it easier for undocumented immigrants to gain legal status.

In the past decade, Canada has been known to be a labour market which is increasingly providing placements for migrant workers to come to Canada from all around the world with limited work permits. In order for migrant workers to enter to Canada they have to definitely have good work skills and experience. The sad reality towards these hard working immigrants is that, besides the fact that they have financial issues in their home country is that they come to Canada with high expectations but instead are getting paid a ridiculous amount of eight dollars an hour. In a personal opinion, it is very devastating the amount of work these people have to go through to maintain their families stable and happy. Coming to Canada many hope to come to an amazing home and job but instead are treated like slaves. It is very disturbing to have known about this just recently about a home country which I live in, I did not expect Canada to treat immigrants like this. Even though, many immigrants are still thankful to even have a chance to come to Canada and work but they definitely still deserve to be honored a reasonable amount of pay and health insurance due to their hard work. Briefly, immigration polices about migrant workers will be further explained in connection to Donald Payne’s article and of course Social Service Worker Code of Ethics.