All publications: Canada

World of Work 2013: Country Brief on Canada

Employment growth has begun to slow in the past year and the employment gains have been unevenly distributed. Moving forward, the challenge is to focus on job quality while respecting the diversity of labour market challenges.

Policy guide

Strengthening the role of employment injury schemes to help prevent occupational accidents and diseases

The aim of this guide is to provide policy recommendations for future direction in the area of employment injury schemes. The guide is targeted at national authorities dealing with occupational safety and health (OSH).

Radiation safety and protection of workers in nuclear and radiological emergency operations

Workers working in response to the emergency at the site of the Fukushima Daiichi's nuclear plant are exposed to traditional OSH risks including explosion and fire as well as to radiation. The International Basic Safety Standards for Protection...

A people's road map for tomorrow's economy - Canada and the Global Jobs Pact

Factsheet on the Decent Work Agenda from the Canadian Labour Congress

Offshoring and working conditions in remote work

Advances in information and communication technologies (ICTs), combined with organizations seeking to reduce costs, have led to a dramatic growth in service sector offshoring and outsourcing, most notably to developing countries such as India. This...

Canada - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2000-2008): Elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labour (FL)

Canada - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2000-2008): Effective abolition of child labour (CL)

Canada - Country baselines under the ILO Declaration Annual Review (2000-2008): Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the...