I don't blog much anymore (that may change at some point), but I thought that a short post on today's Federal budget was in order. Essentially, the Trudeau government has largely adopted, if implemented that is, the position of Canadian Intern Association and myself, which have repeatedly called for a prohibition on unpaid internships within Federally-regulated organizations (i.e. banks, interprovincial transportation, and telecommunications). The proposal contained in the 2017 budget calls (see page 64) for a ban on non-academic unpaid internships and regulation of academic unpaid internships. This would be a significant step forward as the Canada Labour Code is largely silent on unpaid internships, which are one of the most exploitative forms of labour currently targeting young Canadians in the labour market. Once I have more information I will post an update.
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