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Employees in British Columbia benefit from laws set in place for their protection while on the job. For those engaged in one of the province's most hazardous careers - asbestos removal...

On March 13, 2023, WorkSafe Saskatchewan released the 2023-2028 Fatalities and Serious Injuries Strategy. The Strategy outlines key areas of focus for the next five years...

On February 2nd, a 31-year old British Columbia man died in a work-related accident after a ladder the man was in contact with touched a power line.

Crown declines to pursue charges relating to deaths in 2012 Burns Lake Sawmill explosion due to WorkSafeBC investigation inadmissibility concerns.

The Ontario government and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) have announced that eligible Schedule 1 employers will receive a credit to their WSIB accounts in February 2025.

An excavator operator has been found guilty of two Occupational Health and Safety Act charges after hitting a power line.

This decision of the Territorial Court of Yukon resulted in a $150,000 fine being issued to the operator of a mine pursuant to the Yukon OHSA.

On November 28, 2005, the Alberta Department of Energy (DOE) circulated a document to Alberta stakeholders entitled Role and Mandate Refinements for Alberta Electric Industry Implementing Agencies (the Paper).

On October 7, 2011, the Ontario Court of Appeal in Smith v. Inco, overturned the decision of the Ontario Superior Court awarding $36 million dollars to a class of residents in Port Colborne, Ontario for property damages arising from the Inco nickel emissions.

Key amendments to the federal Hazardous Products Regulations (the Regulations) are now in effect, which, among other things...

As predicted, the first major renewable (wind) energy approval has been appealed to the Environmental Review Tribunal.

Employers who operate safety sensitive worksites will find the recent decision of the Alberta Human Rights Tribunal in Everitt v Homewood Health Inc., 2019 AHRC 36 of interest.

In response to stakeholder concerns about outdated and overly prescriptive administrative processes, the Government of Canada launched a review of administrative burdens...

On October 17, 2018, the Cannabis Act came into law in Canada which legalized and decriminalized cannabis in the country.

An aircraft accident involving a floatplane occurred during landing. The accident resulted in the death of the rear seat passenger and pilot.

In the wake of a recent constitutional challenge of BC's helmet law by an unrepresented individual, and the vigorous debate thereon, it behooves me to comment further on the merit of this challenge.

In Mustafi v All-Pitch Roofing Ltd., the Court of Appeal of Alberta analyzed when an employer is vicariously liable for the negligent driving of an employee in a company owned vehicle.