Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v Northwest Territories (Commissioner) follow that a restriction on which associations were able to collectively bargain was not a violation. There was nothing in the law that would prevent the employees from joining any other collective bargaining group. Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v Northwest Territories (Commissioner) Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v Northwest Territories (Commissioner), [1990] 2 SCR 367 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on the freedom of association under section 2(d) of the "Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms" (""Charter""). The Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada ("PIPSC") was the federal
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