Government and Agencies
Government of British Columbia’s web site provides links to the following key ministries and services:
B.C. Government Directory
Community Learning Network
Members of the Legislature (MLAs), including e-mail addresses.
Ministry of Advanced Education
Ministry of Children and Family Development
Ministry of Education home page contains the following key resources:
Analysis and Reporting on K-12 Education
Annual Reports and Service Plans
EdInfo, web site and weekly e-mail digest of education news
Funding
Integrated Resource Packages – K-12 curriculum and learning resources
Manual of School Law
Policy site
School Districts / Contacts
Standard School Calendar
Ministry of Labour and Citizens’ Services
Employment Standards Branch
Government of Canada
Canadiana links to many government and related sites.
Employment Insurance
Learning Resources (Statistics Canada) connects students and teachers to free Canadian information and teaching resources.
Provincial/Territorial Departments and Ministries Responsible for Education in Canada (Council of Ministers of Education)
U.S. Department of Education, including the Education Resource Organizations Directory.
WorkSafeBC (Formerly Workers’ Compensation Board)
Labour
B.C. Federation of Labour
Current Disputes (BC Federation of Labour)
Buy Union – Buy Canadian directory (BC Union Label Trades Council)
AFL/CIO (American Federation of Labor/Congress of Industrial Organizations)
B.C. Government and Service Employees’ Union
B.C. Nurses’ Union
Canadian Association of Labour Media, a network of union publications and editors.
Canadian Auto Workers (National)
CAW Local 111 (employees of Translink – Coast Mountain)
Canadian Labour Congress
The Canadian Labour History site, created by the Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation, traces the history of Canadian labour from 1850 to 1999.
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Canadian Union of Public Employees, British Columbia division
Canadian Union of Public Employees. Stop Workplace Bullying
CUPE Local 116 represents employees at the University of British Columbia.
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC
Health Sciences Association
Hospital Employees’ Union
International Labour Organization site contains a wide variety of information pertaining to the world of work.
LaborNet
Labour Environmental Alliance Society brings together labour and environmentalists to find common projects and common strategies.
The Labour Jurisdictions Information Exchange (Canadian Association of Administrators of Labour Legislation) links to the federal and provincial government labour sites.
Labour Relations Board of British Columbia
LabourStart, an excellent starting site for labour activists, offers current news and discussion forums.
LabourStart TV
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Workers’ Health and Safety Centre, and occupational health and safety organization in Ontario.
working TV, a labour television program broadcast weekly on community access TV in BC.
Legislation
Freedom of Information and Privacy Commission of BC includes the legislation and orders and decisions.
Labour Relations Code
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Manual of School Law
Order in Council and Ministerial Order Resumes
The Revised Statutes and Consolidated Regulations of British Columbia