Provincial-Federal Jurisdiction
"Labour Law Central to Constitutional Fight"
Lawyer Kelly Harris at McLennan Ross in Alberta has written a brief entitled "Labour Law Central to Constitutional Fight" (February 2010). It addresses the Supreme Court of Canada's decisions in:
Majority of Supreme Court of Canada rules that national freight forwarder is provincially regulated
In Consolidated Fastfrate Inc. v. Western Canada Council of Teamsters, 2009 SCC 53, the majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that a national freight forwarder is provincially regulated.
Postscript:
- A summary of the case by Alberta firm McLennan Ross is here: "Supreme Court Upholds Provincial Powers Over Labour Relations" (January 5, 2010).
- A summary of the case by Fraser Milner Casgrain can be found in their Spring 2010 newsletter: "Consolidated Fastfrate: How a Recent Supreme Court of Canada Decision Will Assist Employers With Their National Labour Strategies".
Company that installs cables/wires allowing residences to connect to Rogers cable services not federally regulated
Cancable Inc. and Jones (Re) (May 29, 2008, Canada M.V. Watters Adjudicator)