Labour Day in Canada is celebrated on the first Monday of September. It celebrates workers’ rights to campaign for better working conditions or pay.

The Kamloops & District Labour Council represents approximately 13,000 unionized workers from many different types of unions in the Kamloops area covering Merritt to Valemount and Chase to Lillooet.

We usually sponsor a Labour Day Picnic to celebrate and raise awareness on the importance of unions.

This year we’re going to be doing a similar celebration as we did last year. In order to keep people as safe as possible, the Kamloops & District Labour Council Annual Labour Day Picnic for 2021 has moved online.

Kids, families, and individuals are invited to participate in our Labour Day Scavenger Hunt and take our Canadian Labour Quiz to be entered into a random draw using the Wheel of Labour.

Join us on Monday September 6th at 7:00 pm for a positive rally, celebrating health care workers. We’ll be meeting on the corner of 3rd and Columbia in front of the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops.

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Labour Day Rally to Celebrate Health Care Workers September 6th

Labour Day Video Messages

Workers Are The Recovery
Lily Chang – Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Labour Congress
Premier John Horgan
Laird Cronk and Sussanne Skidmore from the BC Federation of Labour
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) President Lonnie Stephenson
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) First District (Canada) Vice-President Tom Reid
Jesse McCormick – Federal Liberal Candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in the 2021 Election
Bill Sundhu – Federal NDP Candidate for the Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo in the 2021 Election
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Labour Day Activities

View Prizes

View all of the exciting prizes that will be awarded randomly on labour day to those that participate in our Labour Day 2021 Scavenger Hunt and Labour Day 2021 Quiz.

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How to Win Prizes!

Complete the Labour Quiz and/or the Scavenger Hunt linked below. You can do both the Quiz and the Scavenger Hunt, but please only enter once for each.

Labour Quiz

Take our Canadian Labour Quiz and learn a few things about labour in Canada.

Scavenger Hunt

Get ready for some fun. Take photos around Kamloops and highlight local businesses and locations.

Scavenger Hunt Photos

Something Red

Reusable Shopping Bags

Local Newspapers

Photographs From Past KDLC Labour Day Picnics in McDonald Park