MPs Unanimously Vote for Bill to Prohibit Replacement Workers During Strikes

Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Canada, on Oct. 9, 2022. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press

Canada’s “anti-scab” bill has unanimously passed its third and final reading in the House of Commons this week, as Ottawa looks to ban federal employers from using replacement workers during strikes.

MPs voted 316–0 in favour of Bill C-58 on May 27, seeing the legislation pass on to the Senate where it has already achieved its first reading. It must pass three readings in the Senate and receive royal assent from the governor general before it is made law.