The Labour Studies Index offers over 13,000 citations of journal articles, books, book chapters, theses, and other literature relating to Canadian labour issues, as of October 2025, and continuing to grow.
While the Index emphasizes open access publications, they also have indexed a number of recent books (including publisher descriptions), journal articles, and reports.
Scope of the Index (as of 2025)
Open access is a key criterion for what is included in the Index. The following three scholarly journals are indexed comprehensively: Labour/Le Travail (1976-, open access except for the current year), Just Labour. A Canadian Journal of Work and Society (2002-2019, open access), and Relations industrielles/Industrial Relations (1945- , open access since 1964 except for the current two years).
All other publications or resources are indexed selectively with priority given to recency (i.e., since 2000). They include research (e.g., theses, dissertations) in institutional repositories, Canadian university presses (e.g., Athabasca), Canadian publishers (e.g., Fernwood), commercial academic publishers, commissioned reports (e.g., Statistics Canada, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives), and reviews.