What influenced the development of trade unions in Canada?

Developments in Great Britain and the United States greatly influenced Canadian trade unions. Immigrant workers from Great Britain were instrumental in establishing early unions in Canada and much of the early legal history and legislation was taken from Great Britain. Later, unions from the United States spread into Canada and the framework for much of the current labour legislation in Canada derives from post-World War II United States legislation.

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