An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1

This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.

Sponsor

Patty Hajdu  Liberal

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

This is from the published bill. The Library of Parliament often publishes better independent summaries.

Part 1 of this enactment amends the Canada Labour Code to strengthen the existing framework for the prevention of harassment and violence, including sexual harassment and sexual violence, in the work place.
Part 2 amends Part III of the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act with respect to the application of Part II of the Canada Labour Code to parliamentary employers and employees, without limiting in any way the powers, privileges and immunities of the Senate and the House of Commons and their members.
Part 3 amends a transitional provision in the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 1.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 12, 2018

  • Lori Sterling, Deputy Minister, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development
  • Barbara Moran, Director General, Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development
  • Brenda Baxter, Director General, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development
  • Charles Bernard, Director General, Portfolio and Government Affairs, Public Services and Procurement Canada

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 21, 2018

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 21, 2018

  • Don Graham, Executive Director, Compensation and Labour Relations Sector, Treasury Board Secretariat
  • Marc Thibodeau, Director General, Labour Relations and Compensation, Canada Border Services Agency
  • Commissioner Stephen White, Acting Chief Human Resources Officer, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
  • Nathalie Dufresne-Meek, Director General, Labour Relations and Workplace Management, Correctional Service of Canada
  • Kathleen Clarkin, Director, Workplace Policies, Programs, Engagement and Ethics , Treasury Board Secretariat
  • Superintendent Jasmin Breton, Director General, Workplace Responsibility, Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 21, 2018

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 22, 2018

  • Marie Clarke-Walker, Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Labour Congress
  • Carl Girouard, National Union Representative, Grievances, Canadian Union of Postal Workers
  • Andrea Peart, Health and Safety Officer, Public Service Alliance of Canada
  • Patricia Harewood, Legal Officer, Public Service Alliance of Canada
  • Tara Peel, National Representative, Canadian Labour Congress
  • Marie-Hélène Major, Secretary-Treasurer, Airline Division, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
  • Troy Winters, Senior Officer, Health and Safety, Airline Division, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
  • Phil Benson, Lobbyist, Youth Committee, Teamsters Canada
  • Cody Woodcock, President, Youth Committee, Teamsters Canada

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 22, 2018

  • Yves-Thomas Dorval, President and Chief Executive Officer, Quebec Employers' Council
  • Ann-Therese MacEachern, Vice-President, Human Resources, Canada Post Corporation
  • Marina Mandal, Assistant General Counsel, Canadian Bankers Association
  • Derrick Hynes, Executive Director, Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO)
  • Sheryl Johnson, Lawyer, Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
  • Guy-François Lamy, Vice-President, Work and Legal Affaires, Quebec Employers' Council
  • Manon Fortin, Vice-President, Operations Integration, Canada Post Corporation

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 26, 2018

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 26, 2018

  • Greg Phillips, President, Canadian Association of Professional Employees
  • Nasha Brownridge, President, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada - Local 232
  • Bethany Sutton, Interim Director, Policy, Projects and Media, Union of Safety and Justice Employees
  • Nancy Peckford, Senior Policy Advisor, Union of Safety and Justice Employees
  • Colleen Bauman, Partner, Goldblatt Partners LLP, Canadian Association of Professional Employees
  • Nina Amrov, Chief Steward, United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada - Local 232

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 28, 2018

  • Jason Godin, Union Representative, Confédération des syndicats nationaux
  • Sandy Hershcovis, Associate Professor, University of Calgary, As an Individual
  • Manon Poirier, Director General, Ordre des conseillers en ressources humaines agréés, Chartered Professionals in Human Resources Canada
  • Caroline Senneville, Vice-President, Confédération des syndicats nationaux
  • Catherine Ebbs, Chairperson, Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board
  • Virginia Adamson, Executive Director and General Counsel, Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on Feb. 28, 2018

  • Katherine Lippel, Professor, Canada Research Chair in Occupational Health and Safety Law, University of Ottawa, As an Individual
  • Marie-Claude Landry, Chief Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
  • Suki Beavers, Project Director, National Association of Women and the Law
  • Christine Thomlinson, Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Rubin Thomlinson LLP
  • Jennifer White, Investigator and Trainer , Rubin Thomlinson LLP
  • Fiona Keith, Senior Legal Counsel, Canadian Human Rights Commission
  • Martha Jackman, Co-Chair, National Steering Committee, National Association of Women and the Law

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on March 21, 2018

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on March 26, 2018

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on March 28, 2018

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on April 16, 2018

  • Anne Minh-Thu Quach, Salaberry—Suroît, NDP
  • Barbara Moran, Director General, Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development
  • Olivier Champagne, Procedural Clerk
  • Charles Bernard, Director General, Portfolio and Government Affairs, Department of Public Works and Government Services
  • Brenda Baxter, Director General, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development

Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee, on April 18, 2018

  • Barbara Moran, Director General, Strategic Policy, Analysis and Workplace, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development
  • Brenda Baxter, Director General, Workplace Directorate, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development
  • Olivier Champagne, Legislative Clerk
  • John Nater, Perth—Wellington, CPC
  • Charles Bernard, Director General, Portfolio and Government Affairs, Department of Public Works and Government Services