Canada’s New Child Labour Rules Will Take Effect This Summer

Canada’s New Child Labour Rules Will Take Effect This Summer
A file photo of airport workers pushing a ramp up to a plane in Quebec City on July 27, 2022. New child labour rules effective June 12, 2023, will apply to minors working at aiports and other federally regulated businesses in Canada. Bernard Brault/The Canadian Press
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After years of review, Canada’s labour department says it will stop federally regulated companies from having employees under the age of 18 do any work “likely to be injurious to their health or to endanger their safety.”

The rules will become effective June 12 and apply to employers such as airports, interprovincial trucking companies, and First Nations businesses, according to a Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement issued by the department March 29 and reviewed by Blacklock’s Reporter.