Yes.
Division 23 in the part IV of the bill repeals the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act, which was enacted in 1935. It stipulates that all persons employed by a contractor doing work on a federal government contract for construction, remodelling, repair, or demolition of any work, must be paid at least “fair wages”, defined in the act as “wages as are generally accepted as current for competent workmen in the district in which the work is being performed”.
The Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act holds contractors financially responsible if any of their subcontractors fail to pay wages. This division would repeal the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act and, as a consequential amendment, remove reference to the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act in the Campobello-Lubec Bridge Act. It would also stipulate that rights and obligations acquired under an existing contract to which the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act apply will not be affected. Employers in the construction industry, who are provincially regulated, will continue to be subject to provincial or territorial employment standards, and occupational health and safety legislation.