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By Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD | 3 Minutes Read July 13, 2012

Air Canada pilots’ mandatory retirement saga continues

As you may recall, Air Canada pilots launched human rights complaints on the ground of age discrimination because the company forced them to retire at age 60. In a history of decisions spanning back to 2007 challenging the Air Canada policy that requires pilots to retire at the age of 60, which section 15(1)(c) of the Canadian Human Rights Act purports to allow, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal recently made two more decisions. One involved...

Article by Christina Catenacci, BA, LLB, LLM, PhD / Human Rights / age discrimination, age-based job requirement or qualification, Air Canada, Air Canada pilots, Bailie et al, bona fide occupational requirement, canadian charter of rights and freedoms, Canadian Human Rights Act, Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, discrimination, employment law, Federal Court, mandatory retirement, normal age of retirement, normal retirement age, pilots, Thwaites et al, Vilven and Kelly

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 3 Minutes Read January 16, 2012

Mandatory retirement ends for federally regulated employers

The federal government gave royal assent to Bill C-13, Keeping Canada’s Economy and Jobs Growing Act on December 15, 2011. Several of the measures enacted have an impact on employment law for federally regulated workplaces. One of the measures amends the Canadian Human Rights Act to eliminate the mandatory retirement age for federally regulated employees.

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Human Rights / age, age discrimination, age-based job requirement or qualification, anti-harassment and anti-discrimination policies, BFOR, Bill C-13 Keeping Canada’s Economy and Jobs Growing Act, bona fide occupational requirement, Canadian Human Rights Act, duty to accommodate, employment law, federally regulated employers, mandatory retirement, The normal age for retirement in Canada is 65, The Supreme Court of Canada, workplace policies

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