Labour mobility in Canada allows certain workers who are licensed or registered in their home province to work in their field in another province, territory, or at the federal level with fewer administrative barriers.

Quick Hits

• Workers in certain certified professions in Canada can now more easily obtain authorization to work in other jurisdictions.
• Labour mobility between the provinces and territories, and at the federal level, has reduced red-tape barriers to help qualified professionals work outside the province where they are licensed or regulated.
• These changes make it easier for employers to reach a larger labour pool while reducing delays and paperwork.

Federal—Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act

The Free Trade and Labour Mobility in Canada Act aims to remove federal barriers to labour mobility within Canada through the recognition of comparable provincial and territorial requirements.

The act permits authorized workers to more easily perform the same licensed or regulated work in a federal jurisdiction, or to secure a federal license.

The act is meant to benefit businesses and workers whose work relates to:

1. Energy efficiency requirements
2. Wild animal and plant trade requirements
3. Canada land surveyors
4. Locomotive engineers, conductors, yard foremen, and transfer hostlers

Under the act, businesses now have the option to meet the federal requirements by satisfying a comparable provincial or territorial requirement in the above areas. For this option to...

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