Bill provides pension protection

Bill C-12, a series of amendments to existing insolvency and wage protection laws, has received Royal Assent.

The Canadian Labour Congress said the changes were the result of an intensive three-year campaign by unions to change laws that unfairly put workers last in line to get paid.

Ken Georgetti, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, said Canadians had been waiting a long time for the protection measures.

He said: "It is not just unionised workers that will benefit but every working woman and man in Canada that will have this protection as soon as the government proclaims the Act."