? In 1872, the Government of Canada passed An Act respecting Trade Unions designed to ensure that trade unions were regarded as lawful institutions under Canadian law rather than organizations in "restraint of trade" that were illegal.
? In 1873, Canada's first national central labour body, the Canadian Labour Union, held its first convention in Toronto. Forty-five delegates attended. Today the Canadian Labour Congress, Canada's largest union central, has more than three million members.
