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Amendments to the Canada Labour Code through the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2 (Bill C-63) and the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 (Bill C-86) include a new right for federally regulated employees to request flexible work arrangements and new measures supporting flexibility in the workplace.
The National Call for Proposals 2019 process solicited proposals for funding to deliver services under the Settlement and Resettlement Assistance programs from 2020-21 through 2024-25. Negotiation of funding agreements is underway.
Canada-Quebec relationship on immigration matters
In the STCA litigation, the Applicants are seeking a declaration that s. 101(1)(e) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and s.159.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) designating the United States as a safe third country violate sections 7 and 15 of the Charter. The Applicants are also seeking a declaration that the designation of the United States as a safe third country under s.159.3 of the IRPR is ultra vires (without lawful authority) on the basis that the United States is not and has never been a country that respects the non-refoulement provisions of the Refugee Convention and the Convention Against Torture.
In the STCA litigation, the Applicants are seeking a declaration that s. 101(1)(e) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and s.159.3 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) designating the United States as a safe third country violate sections 7 and 15 of the Charter. The Applicants are also seeking a declaration that the designation of the United States as a safe third country under s.159.3 of the IRPR is ultra vires (without lawful authority) on the basis that the United States is not and has never been a country that respects the non-refoulement provisions of the Refugee Convention and the Convention Against Torture.
What Progress has been made on pay equity?
What was the rationale for launching unannounced on-site inspections for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program in 2018?
Implementation of recent changes to the Canada Labour Code through the Budget Implementation Act, 2017, No. 2 (Bill C-63), to limit unpaid internships