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The BC Federation of Labour (“Federation,” “BCFED”) and our affiliated unions are pleased to participate in the consultation on the BC Ministry of Labour’s Discussion Paper, “Proposing Employment Standards and Other Protections for App-Based Ride-Hail and Food-Delivery Workers in British Columbia.” The BCFED represents more than 500,000 members of our affiliated unions, from more than 1,100 locals working in every aspect of the BC economy.

Submissions with respect to the draft policies implementing the duty to cooperate and the duty to maintain employment set-out in the Workers Compensation Amendment Act (No. 2), 2022 (Bill 41) (the “Draft Policy”). These are joint submissions from the BC Federation of Labour (the “Federation” the “BCFED”), the Community Legal Assistance Society (the “CLAS”), and the BCFED Workers’ Compensation.

Submission on the proposed amendments to Part 14, Tower Cranes, Sections 14.73.1- 14.75, Notice of Project (NOP).

A pdf of the complete submission can be found here. Submission Part 6, Substance specific requirements, Combustible dust, Sections 6.133-6.166 Part 4, General conditions, Sections 4.17 and 4.42 Part 5, Chemical agents and biological agents, Section 5.71 Part 31, Firefighting, Section 31.5 The BC Federation of Labour (“BCFED” “Federation”) appreciates the opportunity to provide our recommendations

The BCFED is pleased the government introduced Bill 5 in 2022 requiring asbestos abatement employers to be licensed and all workers to be certified. The BC Ministry of Labour’s working group made these recommendations in their 2018 report, Keeping Workers, The Public and The Environment Safe from Asbestos. BC is now the only jurisdiction in Canada to require licensing for asbestos abatement employers.

The BC Federation of Labour (BCFED) provided a submission on the BC government’s Clean Transportation Action Plan, a commitment under the Clean BC Roadmap to 2030. The BCFED is recognized by the government as a significant advocate for workers in BC, and we are committed to ensuring that workers' rights are maintained and strengthened through the necessary economic transitions to a low carbon future.