Trucking only makes up 17% of the federally regulated employment. Yet 85% of all confirmed Part III Canada Labour Code violations between 2017-28 and 2021-22 have been against trucking employers. Wage theft, which includes misclassification, unpaid wages, unpaid overtime, illegal deductions and more, is rampant in the trucking sector. In this submission, we propose policy and legislative changes to improve protections for federally regulated truck drivers.
Submission on Canada Labour Code Enforcement
