BILL NO. 269
(as introduced)
1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
1 Charles III, 2023
Government Bill
Construction Projects Labour Relations Act
(amended)
The Honourable Jill Balser
Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration
First Reading: March 22, 2023
Second Reading: March 23, 2023
Third Reading: March 31, 2023 (LINK TO BILL AS PASSED)
Explanatory Note
This Bill expands the application of the Act to include green hydrogen production facilities.
An Act to Amend Chapter 18
of the Acts of 2016,
the Construction Projects Labour Relations Act,
Respecting Green Hydrogen Production Facilities
1 Paragraph 2(i)(i)(A) of Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2016, the Construction Projects Labour Relations Act, is repealed and the following paragraph substituted:
- (A) involves the on-site construction of
- (I) a natural gas liquefaction plant in Guysborough County or Richmond County, or
(II) a green hydrogen production facility in the Province, which may include associated onshore and offshore wind power facilities,
- 18 Nothing in this Act precludes
(a) a contractor or subcontractor in the construction industry who employs non-unionized employees from performing any aspect of a designated construction project; or
(b) the performance of any construction work on a designated construction project, for which a project agreement is in effect, by a construction subcontractor who employs non-unionized employees.
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