POLS 3135 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Pierre Trudeau, Unemployment Benefits, Labour Candidates And Parties In Canada
22 Sep 2016
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Labour market institutions: recapitulating the main points from the last week. Background to canadian federalism: in canada power and responsibilities are divided in between two levels of governments. Labour and federal division of power: not mentioned in the bna act of 1867. Judicial committee of the privy council----jcpc"s ruling on. Consolidating the provincial power over property and civil rights which according to the court covered labour relations. Re-emphasizing the transformation of the residual clause into the emergency clause. Labour relations fall within exclusive jurisdiction of provincial governments (however, there are exceptions) Both levels of governments are involved in labour market regulations: Federal government: regulating industries of interprovincial, international and nation nature, (91(2) Labour relations falls in the provincial government. 4 types of constitutional/institutional arrangements are evident in labour market policy: 1- federal role is paramount: areas: - employment insurance and immigration insurance. Ui came to be after the great depression because everyone relied on employment and insurance.
