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The Ontario Ministry of Labour is conducting various safety blitzes again this year, which they recently announced.

Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors are conducting a winter safety blitz looking at a number is issues.

On December 8, 2020, the Workplace Safety and Insurance and Amendment Act, 2020 (Bill 238) ("the Bill") passed first reading in the Ontario legislature.

Employees in British Columbia may soon be entitled to paid time off work to receive the Covid-19 vaccination.

Accommodation under human rights law is a fundamental responsibility for Canadian employers. As the types of requests continue to evolve, it is important to understand both the legal requirements...

First responders, emergency workers, and law enforcement officers put their lives on the line and their bodies in harm's way on an almost daily basis.

Pursuant to the Act Respecting Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases, an employer may, within 30 days of notification of the decision, apply for review thereof.

The likelihood of a workplace accident occurrence is significantly decreased if proper safety procedures are followed. This means that regular inspections should be a part of any workplace's safety protocol.

Occupational health and safety policy has been a hot topic in Saskatchewan as of late.

In July of 2016 the Supreme Court of Canada revamped the framework around an accused person's right to a speedy trial in the case R v. Jordan.

More than two-thirds of Ontario companies charged under the "Occupational Health and Safety Act" plead guilty. Defendants who plead guilty and allow the court to set their fines pay, on average, 40% less in fines than defendants who plead guilty and accept the Ministry of Labour's proposed fine.

Today, December 4, 2014, the Company that supplied the swing stage that collapsed, Swing N Scaff Inc., was fined $350,000, and a company director was fined $50,000.

This topic has been hotly debated across Canada after recent controversy in Ontario.

The Government of Canada announced on June 14, 2022, that as of Monday June 20, 2022 the government is suspending COVID-19 vaccination requirements for domestic and outbound international travel on planes and trains.

On behalf of Preston Parsons of Overholt Law posted in Workplace Accidents on Thursday, December 15, 2016.

Hazardous conditions may be present at any job site. For those whose work takes them out on the streets and highways of British Columbia, however, there is an extra element of danger present at all times.

Employers are well aware of the duty to accommodate under the Ontario Human Rights Code ("OHRC"),

As we previously reported, the B.C. Government amended the Workers Compensation Act (the "WCA Amendments") to impose new obligations on B.C. employers in respect of the return of injured workers to their job.