E-7142 Remote work rights for employees Petition Tracker | Signature Growth — Canadian Petition Tracker
Track E-7142 — Remote work rights for employees — with 61,420 signatures and counting. Sponsored by James Maloney. See signature growth trends and provincial breakdown on PetitionTracker.ca.
Canonical URL: https://petitiontracker.ca/petition/e-7142
Petition Details
- Status: Closed
- Closing date: July 15, 2026
- Sponsor: James Maloney (Etobicoke—Lakeshore)
- Category: Employment and labour
Signature Statistics
- Total signatures: 61,420
- Daily increase: +1,573 in the last 24 hours
- Seven-day increase: +4,018 over the last 7 days
- Growth velocity: ~574 new signatures per day (7-day average)
- Tracking started: March 25, 2026 — 756 data points recorded
Milestones
- 50,000 signatures reached on June 29, 2026 — total at that point: 50,507
- 10,000 signatures reached on May 1, 2026 — total at that point: 11,928
- 5,000 signatures reached on April 10, 2026 — total at that point: 11,928
- 1,000 signatures reached on March 30, 2026 — total at that point: 11,928
- Debate threshold (500 signatures) reached on March 29, 2026 — total at that point: 11,928
Provincial Distribution
- Ontario: 31,663 signatures
- Quebec: 14,105 signatures
- British Columbia: 4,501 signatures
- Alberta: 3,185 signatures
- Manitoba: 1,972 signatures
- Nova Scotia: 1,654 signatures
- New Brunswick: 1,633 signatures
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,034 signatures
- Saskatchewan: 685 signatures
- Prince Edward Island: 671 signatures
- Northwest Territories: 39 signatures
- Yukon: 26 signatures
- Nunavut: 11 signatures
Historical Signature Growth
| Date | Signatures |
|---|
| March 25, 2026 | 105 |
| March 30, 2026 | 684 |
| April 3, 2026 | 3,327 |
| April 7, 2026 | 4,244 |
| April 11, 2026 | 5,053 |
| April 16, 2026 | 5,395 |
| May 2, 2026 | 11,228 |
| May 18, 2026 | 20,999 |
| June 2, 2026 | 45,406 |
| June 14, 2026 | 47,418 |
| June 25, 2026 | 48,734 |
| July 5, 2026 | 53,813 |
| July 15, 2026 | 61,420 |
Petition Text
Petition to the House of Commons in Parliament assembled
Whereas:
• The Canada Labour Code sets minimum labour standards for federally regulated employees, including banking, telecommunications, transportation, postal services, pipelines, and Crown corporations;
• About 900,000 Canadians are employed in these sectors, giving the federal government responsibility to ensure modern workplace standards;
• Remote and hybrid work improves productivity, lowers absenteeism and turnover, and supports caregivers, people with disabilities, and rural workers;
• Statistics Canada estimates that feasible telework could cut 9.5 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions annually, helping meet Canada’s climate goals; and
• Without clear legal protections, employees remain vulnerable to arbitrary return-to-office mandates that undermine work–life balance, inclusion, and competitiveness.
We, the undersigned, Citizens of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to 1. Amend Part III of the Canada Labour Code to guarantee that federally regulated employees whose job functions are primarily computer-based shall have the right to perform their work remotely for a minimum of three (3) days per week, unless their role is in emergency, medical, caregiving, or other functions where physical presence is demonstrably essential;
2. Require federally regulated employers to provide written, evidence-based justification if they require more than two (2) in-office days per week for such employees;
3. Prohibit any adverse employment action (including dismissal, demotion, or negative performance evaluation) solely on the basis of exercising this right;
4. Ensure the Minister of Labour develops compliance and enforcement measures—including penalties for non-compliance and clear channels for employee complaints—so that this right is meaningful and enforceable;
5. Position Canada as a global leader in modern, sustainable, inclusive work practices by embedding hybrid work as a statutory labour standard under federal law.
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