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Employers have made their plans; they've hunkered down; and they've sheltered in place. As we traverse the long and winding road back, novel challenges will call for novel approaches.

The Ministry of Labour has announced the targeted safety blitz for the month of March 2012. Ministry inspectors will be targeting construction projects employing workers in high-rise formwork, low-rise formwork and masonry, siding and built-up roofing work.

On January 1, 2011, new provisions of the Act Respecting Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases (IAOD) entered into force.

Charges were laid on January 24, 2012 against the Ottawa Catholic District School Board under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, relating to the death of Eric Leighton, a grade 12 student at Mother Theresa High School, in the Ottawa, Ontario area.

On November 9, 2021, Ontario's Bill 38, Remembrance Week Amendment Act, 2021, received Royal Assent and became law.

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently granted leave to appeal to Blue Mountain Resorts Ltd. (Blue Mountain), from the recent decision of the Ontario Divisional Court, which was discussed in an earlier post.

On October 28, 2021, the Government of Ontario introduced Bill 38, An Act to amend the Remembrance Week Act, 2016 for first reading.

On November 14, 2017, the Ontario government introduced Bill 177, namely, the Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017.

Alberta employers with workers in Ontario should be aware of these policy requirements and consider how to address these changes if they come to Alberta.

The Saskatchewan Government has amended The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020 ("2020 OHS Regulations") to allow workers paid time off in order to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.

Teck Coal will be allowed to continue to implement its random alcohol and drug testing policy while the union pursues its grievance to overturn the policy.

On May 5 Taylor McCaffrey's Labour and Employment Law Department held 3 sessions at the CPHR Manitoba HR legislative review session where they discussed Employment Policies, Workplace Privacy and Vaccinations in the Workplace.

Last July, we drew your attention on the important decision rendered July 4, 2016 by Administrative Judge Claire Burdett of the Tribunal administratif du travail, Health and Safety Division.

The development of COVID-19 vaccines suggests a possible return to normal life in the near future. In this webinar, Hélène Bussières, Stephanie Pasternyk, Pierre-Luc Benoit and Justine Chaput...

The legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada is imminent. Employers are feeling the heat to prepare – even as they continue efforts to manage the impact of increasing medically-authorized marijuana use.

When does workplace determination cross the line from admirable to dangerous? Drawing lessons from a viral athletic incident, this article examines the phenomenon of presenteeism—employees who push through illness, burnout, or safety concerns—and explores why sometimes the most responsible decision is knowing when to step away.

One of the biggest scandals surrounding the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was the incompetence and worse of its regulator, the Minerals Management Service.