This is the second Alberta Federation of Labour (AFL) Issue Brief for 2026, prepared by Ian Hussey, AFL director for research and political action. Overview Alberta has the largest gender pay gap in Canada by a wide margin. In Alberta, the gender pay gap is not an accident and it is not simply a matter of career choice. The gender pay gap is mostly the result of wage discrimination.
Canada’s Building Trades Unions Celebrates the Liberal Government’s Spring Economic Update
OTTAWA – The Canadian Executive Board of Canada’s Building Trades Unions today welcome the measures announced in the federal Spring