Canada Labour Code: Part II
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM PST Maritime Labour Centre 111 Victoria Drive Vancouver, BC V5L 4C4
Keep your federal workplace safe!
The Canada Labour Code applies to federally regulated employees and workplaces, including those engaged in interprovincial or international shipping and navigation, interprovincial or international transportation by road, railway, ferry, pipeline, postal services, airports, telecommunications, broadcasting, etc. This course is designed to provide an understanding of key aspects of the Code and its application to the unions and employers covered by federal labour law. In this course we will focus on Part II of the Code, dealing with occupational health and safety in federally regulated workplaces. The most important sections will be reviewed, along with interpretations and key rulings that illustrate the application of the Code, including the internal complaint resolution process and the protections for workers against retaliation for exercising rights under the Code.
NOTE: Most workplaces in BC are provincially regulated for purposes of labour relations and subject to the BC Labour Relations Code. Provincially regulated sectors/industries include health, education, construction, retail, film, etc. Workers and union representatives in those sectors/industries should take the BC Labour Code which will be offered Fall 2026.
In Person at Maritime Labour Centre
Facilitators: Craig Bavis & Rebecca Kantwerg, Victory Square Law
Craig Bavis has been a partner at Victory Square Law office since 2005. Craig has extensive experience in advising and representing unions in mediation, arbitrations and at Labour Relations Board hearings. He has appeared in all levels of court up to the BC Court of Appeal and Federal Court of Appeal. Craig primarily represents unions in the public and private sector across British Columbia in labour matters. Craig also works in Saskatchewan where he is involved in Charter Litigation.
Rebecca Kantwerg (she/they) joined the firm as an associate in 2018, after articling and working in-house for a large union in British Columbia. Rebecca has represented clients at numerous mediations, and has appeared before labour arbitrators, the BC Labour Relations Board, the BC Court of Appeal, and the Federal Court of Appeal. Rebecca also has experience intervening in matters at the BC Court of Appeal and responding in BC Supreme Court to last minute applications for injunctions against picketing and protesting.