Workplace News

Manitoba has launched a public engagement process to review its Accessible Employment Standard Regulation, aiming to identify and eliminate workplace barriers for individuals with disabilities. “It is crucial we ensure …

A Quebec-based drilling company, Forages Technic-Eau Inc. (also known as Technic-Eau Drillings Inc.), has been fined $60,000 following a workplace injury incident in Ontario. The fine was imposed after a …

A federal government consultant has been charged with fraud by the RCMP after an investigation revealed alleged overbilling of the Government of Canada by an estimated $250,000. Public Services and …

A Woodstock, Ont., car dealership has been fined $125,000 after a worker was fatally injured in a fall from a stepladder. The conviction was handed down on May 24, 2024, …

Builder Brothers Construction Inc. has been fined $25,000 following a workplace injury incident that occurred on July 25, 2022, near Hague, Sask. The company pleaded guilty in Rosthern Provincial Court …

A Windsor, Ont.-based aluminum products manufacturer has been fined $55,000 after a worker was injured while operating machinery, the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced on …

Saskatchewan’s new legislation aimed at bolstering its immigration system and safeguarding foreign workers from exploitation is now in effect. The Immigration Services Act, which came into effect on July 1, …

Saskatchewan’s minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour on Oct. 1, 2024. The province said that, in 2022, it indicated it would make “incremental” increases to the wage rate …

Defence Minister Bill Blair announced significant updates regarding cultural reforms within the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) on Thursday. The reforms are in response …

Two significant regulatory changes impacting employers in Ontario are in effect as of July 1, 2024 — including protections for vulnerable workers and immigration tweaks designed to tackle labour shortages …