Workplace News

Buckhorn Sand & Gravel Inc., a company based in Trent Lakes, Ont., has been fined $200,000 following a workplace incident that resulted in the death of one worker and critical …

VanHeughten Contractors Inc. and its director, Kyle VanHeughten, have been fined a total of $117,500 following the death of a worker who fell from a roof at a construction site. …

BND Woodworking Inc., a cabinet manufacturing company based in Guelph, Ont., has been fined $50,000 following a workplace accident that resulted in critical injuries to a worker. The incident, which …

Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has unveiled new measures following a comprehensive review aimed at improving support for injured foreign agricultural workers. Initiated in September 2023, the review’s …

Lactalis Canada Inc., a Toronto-based dairy products manufacturer, has been fined $110,000 following a workplace injury that left an employee with severe burns. The incident occurred on March 29, 2023, …

The Government of Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU) have reached a tentative agreement, pending a ratification vote by union members in the coming weeks. This …

Unifor is “hailing” an Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruling that found the City of Ottawa was negligent in enforcing its taxi bylaw, allowing Uber to operate illegally for two …

A long simmering dispute between the Higgs provincial government in New Brunswick and the Canadian Union of Public Employees came to a boil this week as both sides battled it …