An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (fair representation)

Bill C-259 was an NDP Private Member's Bill amending the Canada Labour Code (R.S.C. 1985, c. L-2) to expand the fair-representation framework for federally regulated workers, particularly those in non-traditional employment arrangements (gig-economy, contracted, platform-based workers). Statistics Canada has estimated approximately 1.8 million Canadian workers (roughly 9 percent of the labour force) operated in non-traditional employment as of 2024. The bill called for codification of unions' fair-representation duties under section 36.1 of the CLC, federal authority over gig-economy classification under section 167 (employee versus contractor test), and federal-jurisdiction primacy over provincial employment-standards inconsistencies. Did not pass second reading.