Supreme Court Will Not Hear Appeal of Manitoba’s Public-Sector Wage Freeze

The Supreme Court of Canada is pictured under fall coloured leaves in Ottawa, on Oct. 20, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from unions that consider the Manitoba government’s public-sector wage freeze a violation of collective bargaining rights.

Just over a year ago, the provincial Court of Appeal ruled the government was within its rights to legislate the wage freeze.