Further amendments to the
Bill 32, the
Restoring Balance in Alberta s Workplaces
Act, 2020, received royal assent on July 29, 2020. Many of the
amendments to the
Employment Standards Code and the
Labour Relations Code came into effect on that day, but
others were not scheduled to come into force until
proclamation.
On February 10, 2021, the Lieutenant Governor in Council issued
O.C. 43/2021, bringing further changes to the
Labour Relations
Code into force and effect. These changes include:
collective agreements may be renewed
prior to their expiration;
the window for an application for
revocation has been changed to coordinate with early renewal of a
collective agreement;