The reason for some workers unionizing in 1970's was because of the economic change where there was pressure to cut salaries of workers was being compromised. To cater and solve this problem without much fuss, the workers thought they needed to balance the situation, like a trade union. The goal was to talk on the issues like the employment, justice, pay fairness, health and safety of the workers.

Moral principles

CASW has a set of rules and regulations which have to be followed by every social worker in the case of arising of an issue in the work place. These principles vary from the integrity and self respect of a person, to the opinion and point of view of an individual, the contrasting interests etc. These principles are the base of the strong practice that CASW ensures.

The social work area

Social workers can be found in many areas that include, community centers, agencies that give family service, agencies that aid children, hospitals, schools, correctional institutes, development agencies, advocacy agencies, groups that are activists or are solidarity, administration agencies that follow welfare, departments that are federal or provincial, and even private practice. The work is done in the following associations:

1. Administration

2. Quasi or Semi-Governmental

3. Charitable or private organizations

4. Private Practice

5. Support groups

6. Limited communal setting up

7. Private Industry

Administration

Social workers provide help with security programs, social services, and also in providing aid on more of a personal level. In provincial, community and social service, in federal, unemployment insurance commission, as well as the youth services bureau, paroles and probations, they also assist programs like alcohol and drug addiction, child welfare and special homes.

Quasi or Semi-Governmental

Working with the Quasi, who have hundred percent financial support of government but, are run by a board of privately elected board of administrators like hospitals etc.

Charitable or Private Organizations

Those profitable and non profitable organizations which accept private as well as the government funding, but are administered by a private group of board members.

Private Practice

It is a very small proportion of this.

Support groups

Such as the citizen support group which can advocate on behalf of a person, or can also be a study or a lobby group for example Caledon Institute of Social Policy.

Local communal set ups

Limited, private communal development council.