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MANITOBA
Dec 18: Since April 1, Manitoba has carried out 4,343 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 229 Stop Work Orders and 7,170 Improvement Orders. There were also 7 reported OHS work refusals and 56 alleged reprisals.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
Jan 22: Since April 1, 2022, Manitoba has carried out 4,796 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 240 Stop Work Orders and 7,805 Improvement Orders. There were also 7 reported OHS work refusals and 56 alleged reprisals.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
Feb 12: Since April 1, 2022, Manitoba has carried out 5,179 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 251 Stop Work Orders and 8,586 Improvement Orders. There were also 8 reported OHS work refusals and 57 alleged reprisals.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
Mar 19: Since April 1, 2022, Manitoba has carried out 5,745 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 271 Stop Work Orders and 9,690 Improvement Orders. There were also 9 reported OHS work refusals and 62 alleged reprisals.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
Apr 16: Since April 1, 2023, Manitoba has carried out 141 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 10 Stop Work Orders and 353 Improvement Orders. There were also 2 reported OHS work refusals and 1 alleged reprisal.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
May 14: Since April 1, 2023, Manitoba has carried out 632 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 39 Stop Work Orders and 1,456 Improvement Orders. There were also 2 reported OHS work refusals and 2 alleged reprisals.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
Jun 25: Since April 1, 2023, Manitoba has carried out 1,401 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 90 Stop Work Orders and 3,036 Improvement Orders. There were also 2 reported OHS work refusals and 7 alleged reprisals.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door
Jul 16: Since April 1, 2023, Manitoba has carried out 1,752 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 116 Stop Work Orders and 3,705 Improvement Orders. There were also 2 reported OHS work refusals and 11 alleged reprisals.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
Sep 24: Since April 1, 2023, Manitoba has carried out 3,007 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 196 Stop Work Orders and 5,965 Improvement Orders. There were also 4 reported OHS work refusals and 23 alleged reprisals.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
Oct 30: Since April 1, Manitoba has carried out 3,547 WSH inspections, resulting in the issuance of 194 Stop Work Orders and 5,782 Improvement Orders. There were also 5 reported OHS work refusals and 44 alleged reprisals.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
ONTARIO
Mar 30: Second Reading for Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023, proposing to increase the maximum fine for a corporation convicted of an OHS Act violation from $1.5 million to $2 million, which would be the highest in Canada. Last year, Ontario raised maximum OHS fines to $500,000 for individuals and $1.5 million for corporate directors.
Action Point: Look up the maximum OHS penalties in each part of Canada
May 8: Bill 79, the Working for Workers Act, 2023, proposing to increase the maximum fine for a corporation convicted of an OHS Act violation from $1.5 million to $2 million, which would be the highest in Canada, is through Second Reading and will likely pass. Last year, Ontario raised maximum OHS fines to $500,000 for individuals and $1.5 million for corporate directors.
Action Point: Look up the maximum OHS penalties in each part of Canada
Sep 26: The Assembly passed Bill 79, Working for Workers Act, 2023, increasing the maximum fine for a corporation convicted of an OHS Act violation from $1.5 million to $2 million, among the highest in Canada. The move comes just one year after Ontario raised maximum OHS fines to $500,000 for individuals and $1.5 million for corporate directors.
Action Point: Look up the maximum OHS penalties in each part of Canada
SASKATCHEWAN
Mar 15: WorkSafe Saskatchewan, the WCB and Ministry of Labour Relations published a new 5-year strategy for reducing workplace injuries and fatalities focusing on 3 high-risk sectors: health care, transportation and construction. Priorities: asbestos; motor vehicle crashes; firefighter exposure to cancer; and vertical falls.
May 17: Newly passed Bill 91 clarifies that OHS officers have the authority to take photos and recordings when inspecting the workplace and exclude a person from an investigation interview if there’s a perceived conflict of interest, in which case the excluded person would nominate a replacement to attend the interview.
Action Point: Implement an OHS inspections policy in case inspectors show up at your door.
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