Occupational Health & Safety

A Calgary-based construction company and its supervisor have been fined a combined $546,000 following convictions under Alberta’s occupational health and safety (OHS) legislation in connection with a workplace fatality. Volker…

By Atieh Razavi Yekta, University of British Columbia The rise of technology in the workplace, labour market deregulation and the decline in union representation have all significantly impacted the occupational…

The Alberta Labour Relations Board has summarily dismissed the appeal of a worker who alleged his suspension and subsequent termination from Endurance Technologies violated the Occupational Health and Safety Act.…

AECOM Nuclear Services Canada (ACNS) did not engage in illegal reprisals when it fired an engineer who filed a harassment complaint against a supervisor under workplace safety legislation, the Ontario…

Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) has denied a worker’s appeal for compensation relating to physical injuries and mental stress, concluding that the evidence presented did not establish…

British Columbia has amended its employment standards regulation, allowing young performers under 16 to participate in film and television productions that require fall-protection equipment. This change ensures compliance with B.C.’s…

The Alberta Labour Relations Board has summarily dismissed an appeal from a former employee at the Sarah McLachlan School of Music who claimed her termination was retaliation for reporting workplace…

Lafarge Canada was justified in firing a site superintendent who got into a minor vehicle accident at a worksite and subsequently tested positive for THC, the Court of King’s Bench…

An arbitrator has rejected a series of grievances related to safety measures in place at the Ontario Correctional Institute (OCI) in Brampton, Ont., during the early stages of the COVID-19…