Which case determined that employment law was a provincial responsibility and does not apply to federally-regulated workplaces?

Which case determined that employment law was a provincial responsibility and does not apply to federally-regulated workplaces?

• A. R v. Oakes
• B. Donoghue v. Stevenson
• C. Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider
• D. Canada Labour Code

Answer: (C)

Division of powers in Canada places employment law primarily under provincial jurisdiction, except for workplaces that are federally regulated. Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider illustrates this by ruling that the regulation of wages and working conditions for employees of a municipal electric utility falls within provincial authority, not federal. That decision reinforces the rule that provincially regulated workplaces are governed by provincial employment standards, while federally regulated workplaces fall under federal labour law. The other options point to unrelated areas (a Charter rights case and a tort case) or refer to the federal statute itself, not a case establishing this jurisdictional principle.

Division of powers in Canada places employment law primarily under provincial jurisdiction, except for workplaces that are federally regulated. Toronto Electric Commissioners v. Snider illustrates this by ruling that the regulation of wages and working conditions for employees of a municipal electric utility falls within provincial authority, not federal. That decision reinforces the rule that provincially regulated workplaces are governed by provincial employment standards, while federally regulated workplaces fall under federal labour law. The other options point to unrelated areas (a Charter rights case and a tort case) or refer to the federal statute itself, not a case establishing this jurisdictional principle.