Bank of Canada ordered a second time to stop using replacement workers
The Canada Industrial Relations Board issued a ruling against the central bank on July 23, stating that it violated the Canada Labour Code by using the services of a third-party security contractor – Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations – days after it was told by the board to stop using replacement workers. The CIRB first ruled that the bank had violated labour laws on July 7, after it found that it was using contractors from GardaWorld Security to perform work usually done by its own security guards. The use of replacement workers during strikes became illegal under federal labour law in July, 2025, much to the chagrin of federal employers that had campaigned for years against anti-scab legislation.
- ▪The Canada Industrial Relations Board issued a ruling against the central bank on July 23, stating that it violated the Canada Labour Code by using the services of a third-party security contractor – Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations –
- ▪The CIRB first ruled that the bank had violated labour laws on July 7, after it found that it was using contractors from GardaWorld Security to perform work usually done by its own security guards.
- ▪The use of replacement workers during strikes became illegal under federal labour law in July, 2025, much to the chagrin of federal employers that had campaigned for years against anti-scab legislation.
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Open this photo in gallery:People walk past Bank of Canada security officers striking outside the central bank's headquarters in Ottawa on June 29.Adrian Wyld/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Bank of Canada has been ordered – for the second time this month – to stop using replacement workers while its own security guards are on strike in contravention of federal labour laws. The Canada Industrial Relations Board issued a ruling against the central bank on July 23, stating that it violated the Canada Labour Code by using the services of a third-party security contractor – Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations – days after it was told by the board to stop using replacement workers.
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