“There Are No Consequences”: La Presse Investigation Confirms What Teamsters Canada Has Been Saying...

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Teamsters Canada is reacting to an investigation published today by La Presse, which reveals that more than 4,500 federal labour standards complaints were pending at the end of September 2025, over a third of them from the road transportation sector.
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Teamsters Commend Crew After CN Train Catches Fire in Northern Ontario Wildfire Zone

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A video circulating widely on social media shows a CN freight train engulfed in flames in Northern Ontario. The train was operated by members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). Thanks to the crew’s quick and professional response, no one was injured.
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Teamsters Canada welcomes Quebec’s new measures against Driver Inc. but says governments must target...

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Teamsters Canada welcomes the measures announced today by Quebec’s Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Benoit Charette.
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Teamsters Canada Statement Following the Train Derailment in Repentigny, Quebec

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Laval, QC, July 6, 2026 – Teamsters Canada and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are relieved that no one was injured after a...
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Standing Together for a Strong Country

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Canada is a remarkable country — a strong country. A country built to weather every kind of storm, and it has weathered many. Happy Canada Day!
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Teamsters Canada Annual Report

The 2025 Teamsters Canada Annual Report is now available online. From major strikes and key bargaining rounds to big wins and important lobbying efforts, take a look back at everything our union accomplished over the past year.

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence: a tool that must be regulated for the benefit of workers. Explore the Teamsters Canada Research and Policy Department's report on Artificial Intelligence.

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WHAT IS DRIVER INC. ?

Driver Inc. is a scheme where trucking companies misclassify drivers as 'independent contractors' by requiring them to incorporate.

These drivers are not owner-operators and are ILLEGALLY misclassified by companies to avoid paying their taxes and paying their employees what they are owed.

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Teamsters Canadian Pension Plan

To improve your retirement income and to make every one of your hard-earned dollars count – the TCPP is the pension plan that works.

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