Workplace News

Prince Edward Island is asking employers and the public to weigh in on new regulations that will require businesses to register when hiring temporary foreign workers and face financial penalties …

Ontario employers will gain new flexibility to extend temporary layoffs beyond current limits while facing enhanced compliance measures under legislation introduced today that directly responds to eco… Free Membership Required …

A Toronto-based private college and its director have been fined $410,000 for failing to pay nearly $185,000 in wages owed to 14 employees, following a lengthy legal battle that began …

A Tecumseh, Ont., manufacturing company has been fined $60,000 after a worker was critically injured when a forklift with defective brakes collided with metal storage racks, creating a dangerous pinch …

Nearly one-third of Quebec employers have changed their hiring practices in response to Law 14, with many reducing or stopping the hiring of English-speaking candidates entirely, according to a new …

A Hamilton-based siding company has been fined $225,000 after two workers died when they failed to move away from a quench tower during a steaming process at a Nanticoke steel …

Saskatchewan’s government passed amendments to The Saskatchewan Employment Act that will add protections for workers while supporting business growth, including limits on when employers can request si… Free Membership Required …

Two Alberta oilfield companies have been ordered to pay $550,000 in penalties following a workplace explosion that killed two workers near Slave Lake in 2022. Tamarack Valley Energy Ltd. and …

A Vaughan, Ont.-based construction company has been fined $140,000 after pleading guilty in a workplace fatality case where a worker fell to their death while installing roof trusses at a …

A Hearst, Ont.-based construction company has been fined $50,000 after a worker suffered critical injuries at a quarry site when they attempted to step over an unguarded, moving conveyor belt. …