Federally Regulated Employee - Am I?

Employment Law - Federally Regulated Employees is a subset of employment law that is of paramount importance in its own right. The default position in an unjust dismissal situation in the employment law context is to reinstate federal worker. Do note that a claim of Unjust Dismissal is as of right, and cannot be opt out by the federally regulated employee!!

Employment law test for who are federally regulated employees is fact-specific, legally based. As a federally regulated employee, If you think you have been unjustly dismissed, or if you are an employer being served with an employment law claim of unjust dismissal, immediate response is needed, as time is of essence.

Who is an Employment Law Federally Regulated Employee?

Under Canada Labour Code (CLC), the workers in the following sectors, are deemed to be federally regulated employees:

1. Banking (ex. CIBC bank)
2. Inter-provincial/international transportation (ex. trucking companies, railways)
3. Airports, and Air transportation (ex. Air Canada)
4. Television, Telephone, Radio and Cable systems (ex. Rogers/Bell)
5. Fisheries
6. Grain Elevators
7. Uranium Mining and Processing
8. First Nation Activities and Crown Corporations