Is it against the law to belong to a union in Canada today?

No. Immediately following the prosecution of the Toronto printers the Canadian government passed the Trade Union Act, which stated that the purposes of a registered trade union are not unlawful just because they are in restraint of trade. This principle is now confirmed in the Canadian Criminal Code, which provides that union members cannot be prosecuted for criminal conspiracy unless their actions were already illegal under the law.

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