The arbitrator ordered Sofina Foods to resume providing employees' social insurance numbers with union dues reports despite its privacy objections, finding that the collective agreement obligation fell within an Income Tax Act exception and that the union's authority and employees' signed forms also supported consent. The award distinguishes SIN reporting from the stricter rules for personal health information and shows why an employer's valid privacy concerns don't necessarily relieve it of a negotiated disclosure obligation.
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United Food and Commercial Workers Canada, Local 1006A v Sofina Foods Inc, 2026 CanLII 95556 (ON LA)
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Held. The arbitrator ordered Sofina Foods to resume providing employees' social insurance numbers with union dues reports despite its privacy objections, finding that the collective agreement obligation fell within an Income Tax Act exception and that…
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