Publications

Statement from Bea Bruske: Canada’s unions must be at the table in trade talks

With trade discussions between Canada and Mexico underway this week, Canada’s unions are raising a serious concern: the very workers these deals affect have been excluded from the conversation. With more than 240 organizations and 370 business and industry delegates participating in the Team Canada Trade Mission to Mexico, labour was not meaningfully included in shaping Canada’s trade strategy with…

Unions Call for Corporate Tax Transparency as Billions Shift Offshore

OTTAWA — Today, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC), alongside Public Services International (PSI) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), is sending a joint letter to Members of Parliament urging the federal government to require greater corporate tax transparency through public country-by-country reporting (pCbCR) for the largest multinational corporations operating in Canada. Public country-by-country reporting would require large multinational corporations…

Statement from Bea Bruske, President of the Canadian Labour Congress

Today, families in Tumbler Ridge and across British-Columbia are going through something no one should ever have to experience.   Every student has a right to feel safe in their school. Every worker in a school has a right to be safe. Every family should be confident that when they say goodbye in the morning, their loved ones will come home at the end of the day.  Schools are…

Labour movement to Parliament: it’s time to put workers at the centre of Canada’s trade strategy

OTTAWA — As global trade tensions rise and economic uncertainty deepens, Canada’s labour movement is demanding an end to trade policies that put corporate interests ahead of workers. Labour leaders from private and public sector will call for a worker-centred economic strategy that protects good jobs, rebuilds domestic industry, strengthens public services, upholds human rights, and defends Canada’s economic sovereignty.…

Black History Month: Unions demand action on environmental racism

Canada’s unions are marking Black History Month by calling for an end to environmental racism. A 2020 report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights noted prevalent discrimination in Canada’s policies and laws related to hazardous substances and wastes, stating: “there exists a pattern in Canada where marginalized groups, and Indigenous peoples in particular, find themselves on…

CLC’s response for the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit

OTTAWA –– Today’s announcement from Prime Minister Carney recognizes what workers across this country already know: the affordability crisis is real, and families across the country are feeling it every day.  Strengthening the GST credit, now the Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, with a 25 per cent increase over the next five years and a one-time boost this year, will help many Canadians…

Statement – On the Canada–China Strategic Partnership

Today’s announcement of a new strategic partnership between the Government of Canada and the People’s Republic of China represents a sharp and concerning shift in Canada’s trade and industrial strategy. While Ottawa frames this deal as a way to diversify markets for Canadian farmers and exporters, it ultimately puts both groups at risk, offering uncertain, short-term relief for canola and…

Workers Must Come First in CUSMA — No Trade Deal at the Expense of Jobs, Industry, or Public Services

OTTAWA – Today, Canada’s unions met Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs and One Canadian Economy, for a high-level Roundtable on the upcoming 2026 review of the Canada-United States Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) to deliver a clear and urgent message: workers must come first. Canadian Labour Congress President Bea Bruske was joined by leaders from several of…

Canadian Labour Congress Launches New Webinar Series: The Issues and You

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is launching a new webinar series in 2026, The Issues and You, designed to deepen workers’ understanding of the issues shaping our lives, our unions, and the broader labour movement. This series will explore key challenges facing working people – from the fights unions are leading today, to global trends affecting workers, to what the…

Canadian Labour Congress Joins International Labour Movement in Condemning U.S. Military Aggression and Violation of Venezuela’s Sovereignty

The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) joins the international labour movement, including the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA), in condemning the recent U.S. military aggression and violation of Venezuela’s sovereignty. Canada’s unions firmly reject any attempt at regime change through force, coercion, or foreign interference. The future of Venezuela must be determined…