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New Brunswick’s minimum wage will increase to $15.65 per hour on April 1, a 35-cent increase from the current rate of $15.30. The increase is tied to the province’s consumer …

Two Calgary construction companies were fined $168,000 each for violations of Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act following a workplace incident that left a worker with severe injuries. The …

Saturn Tool & Die (Windsor) Inc., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Oldcastle, Ont., has been fined $180,000 after pleading guilty in the death of a worker fatally injured while …

A St. Jacobs, Ont., construction company has been ordered to pay a $70,000 fine after a worker was struck by a vehicle and critically injured at a Fergus job site, …

Almost half of Generation Z retail employees would only report workplace violence if they could do so anonymously, according to a new survey by compliance training firm Traliant. The survey …

WorkSafeBC is urging employers across British Columbia to prepare for new occupational first aid requirements set to take effect on November 1, 2024. The upcoming changes, which amend the province’s …

The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) has secured extensions to the deadlines for implementing pay equity plans within the core public administration (CPA) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police …

The federal government has approved Quebec’s request to temporarily halt the processing of new Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications for low-wage positions in the Montréal economic region. The suspension, …

The federal government has ramped up efforts to protect temporary foreign workers (TFWs), increasing penalties for non-compliant employers by 36% over the past fiscal year, it said. Employment and Social …

OTIS Canada Inc. has been fined $300,000 by the Ontario Court of Justice for a safety violation that resulted in injuries to two apprentice elevator mechanics. The violation was in …