Employers Seeking Waivers in Ottawa’s Pending Ban on Replacement Workers: Federal Report

Employers Seeking Waivers in Ottawa’s Pending Ban on Replacement Workers: Federal Report
Gantry cranes sit idle as a container ship is docked at port during a work stoppage, in Vancouver, on July 19, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
Isaac Teo
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Some of Canada’s largest corporations have sought waivers from a pending federal ban on replacement workers when their employees go on strikes or are locked out, records show.

“Employers in rail, maritime, airlines, agriculture, telecommunications, and broadcasting asked for exemptions for their specific sectors. These stakeholders consider all or at least part of their work as essential,” said a report by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).