The Labour Relations Board works with employers, employees, and unions on matters related to employment and labour relations in unionized workplaces. As an administrative tribunal, the Board can't provide legal consultation services, advice, or guidance. Learn more about the Labour Relations Board.
Workplace disputes
If your workplace is unionized, or if you are in the process of becoming unionized, contact your union. If your workplace is not unionized, contact the Employment Standards Branch.
Health, safety, and bullying
If your concern involves workplace health and safety or bullying or harrassment, contact WorkSafeBC.
Human rights
If your concern involves discrimination covered by the Human Rights Code, talk to your union, or review the information on arbitrary, discriminatory, and bad faith union representation, or contact the Human Rights Commission or the Human Rights Tribunal.
Legal support
If you don't know where to address your concern or you need legal advice, Access Pro Bono has a lawyer referral program. 211 is a free and confidential service that connects people to helpful and vital resources in their community, including organizations which provide free or low cost legal services.
Amici Curiae (AC) Friends of Court helps people complete legal paperwork for free.
Other labour jurisdictions
Certain workplaces fall under the jurisdiction of the Canada Industrial Relations Board. These include:
- Broadcasting
- Banking
- Postal services
- Airports and air transportation
- Shipping and navigation
- Interprovincial or international transportation by road, railway, ferry or pipeline
- Telecommunications
- Grain handling
- Uranium mining and processing
The Canadian Industrial Relations Board also has jurisdiction over:
- Most public and private sector activities in the Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories
- Some First Nations undertakings
- Federal Crown corporations (including, among others, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited and the national museums)
If you fall within one of those areas, contact the Canada Industrial Relations Board.
The Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board is responsible for administering the collective bargaining and grievance adjudication systems in the federal public service and in Parliament.