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The **Canadian General strike of 1976** was a [general
strike](List_of_General_Strikes "wikilink") against wage controls in
[Canada](Canada "wikilink") in
[1976](Timeline_of_Libertarian_Socialism_in_North_America "wikilink").
## Events
In 1975, a new law was passed introducing wage controls across Canada
which took a year to take effect. Soon, unionised workers began to
organise resistance. On the 14th of October, a million people across
Canada refused to strike, and the wage controls were quickly reversed.
## References
[Global Nonviolent Action
Database](Global_Nonviolent_Action_Database "wikilink") - [Canadian
workers strike against wage
controls, 1976](https://nvdatabase.swarthmore.edu/content/canadian-workers-strike-against-wage-controls-1976)