Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act (44-1)
Canadian Sustainable Jobs Act. Royal assent June 20, 2024 (S.C. 2024, c. 11). Federal framework for the just transition to a net-zero economy. Requires the federal government to publish a Sustainable Jobs Action Plan every five years (first plan due 2025), establishes a Sustainable Jobs Partnership Council with worker, industry, Indigenous, and provincial representation, and creates a Secretariat in the Department of Natural Resources to coordinate cross-departmental action. Especially relevant to fossil-fuel-dependent regions (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland and Labrador). (44-1 duplicate code; see C-50 for full editorial.)
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Requires the federal government to publish a Sustainable Jobs Plan every five years and to coordinate climate-transition support for workers across departments. Aimed at oil-and-gas, manufacturing, and trades workers whose jobs are most affected by the net-zero transition.
Issues this bill touches
- Workers' Rights & Labour
Sustainable Jobs Act (44-1 alt).
Legislative history
- Introduced
Tabled in the originating chamber by the sponsor.
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Approved by both chambers and granted royal assent; now law.
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Jonathan WilkinsonLIBERALOfficial source
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