BILL NO. 269
(as passed)
1st Session, 64th General Assembly
Nova Scotia
1 Charles III, 2023
Government Bill
Construction Projects Labour Relations Act
(amended)
CHAPTER 5 OF THE ACTS OF 2023
The Honourable Jill Balser
Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration
First Reading: March 22, 2023 (LINK TO BILL AS INTRODUCED)
Second Reading: March 23, 2023
Third Reading: March 31, 2023
Royal Assent: April 12, 2023
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1 Paragraph 2(i)(i)(A) of Chapter 18 of the Acts of 2016, the Construction Projects Labour Relations Act, is repealed and the following paragraph substituted: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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