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Handling Govt OHS Inspections – Know The Laws of Your Province
Handling government Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) inspections is a critical aspect of maintaining compliance with workplace safety standards. [...]
Lockout Tagout – Know The Laws of Your Province
Lockout Tagout (LOTO) regulations are essential safety protocols designed to protect workers from hazardous energy during the maintenance or [...]
Conveyors – Know The Laws of Your Province
Conveyor regulations are essential for ensuring the safe operation of workplace conveyor systems. These regulations require employers to implement [...]
Machine Safety – Know The Laws of Your Province
Machine safety regulations are critical for protecting workers from injuries caused by the operation, maintenance, or malfunction of machinery [...]
Guarding – Know The Laws of Your Province
Guarding regulations are essential for workplace safety, particularly in environments with machinery or equipment that could cause injury. Guarding [...]
Thinning The Herd: Terminations And Severance For Ontario Farms
Navigating Terminations and Severance Pay in Ontario's Farming Sector The farming sector in Ontario is unique in many ways, and [...]
Canada’s Proposed Oil And Gas Sector Emissions Cap
On November 4, 2024, the Government of Canada published a draft of the proposed Oil and Gas Sector Greenhouse Gas Emissions [...]
Offshore Wind: Canada’s Future As A Clean Energy Superpower
Canada, with its vast coastline stretching over 243,000 kilometers, possesses immense potential for offshore wind energy development. Despite this natural [...]
Alberta Supervisor Pleads Guilty & Ordered To Pay Fine For Serious Workplace Injury
Jeffrey Gross, a construction supervisor in Calgary, pleaded guilty on September 24, 2024, for an incident in which an employee [...]
The Complexities Of Dependent Contractors And Restrictive Covenants
Previously printed in the LexisNexis Labour Notes Newsletter. In the recent decision of Dibble v. Creative Music Therapy Solutions Inc., 2024 BCSC 1066, [...]
Defining Detection: The Fight Over Coverage In Paramount v. Chubb Insurance
The case of Paramount Resources Ltd. v. Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, 2024 ABCA 266 centers on a dispute over insurance [...]
False Statement To The CNESST: The Court Finds A Worker Guilty Of An Offence
It's common knowledge that a Québec worker who has suffered an employment injury is entitled to an income replacement indemnity [...]
At Last! Employers Score A Much-needed Victory In The Ongoing Battle Over Termination Clauses
It's no secret that over the past several years, Canadian courts have taken a proactive stance in scrutinizing restrictive termination [...]
Ontario, Canada Court Affirms City Lacked Control Of Workplace And Exercised Due Diligence, Upholding Acquittal Of OHSA Charges
In R. v. Greater Sudbury (City), 2024 ONSC 3959, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (OSCJ) dismissed an appeal of the [...]
Ontario Superior Court Rules That City Of Sudbury Meets Due Diligence Standard
Last year, the Supreme Court of Canada sent shockwaves through the construction sector when it released its decision in R v [...]
The Duty To Investigate Workplace Harassment Exists, Even In The Absence Of A Complaint
A common question that workplace investigators are often asked is whether suspected incidents of workplace harassment have to be investigated, [...]
The Duty To Investigate
In Ontario, employers have a statutory duty under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (the "OHSA") to conduct an investigation into complaints [...]