Two mining companies have been fined a combined $210,000 after a worker died during a helicopter equipment-moving operation near Wawa, Ont. Angus Gold Inc. was fined $110,000 and G4 Drilling …
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PREMIUM OLRB denies interim reinstatement for two mining workers allegedly fired for union organizing drive
The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied a union’s request to reinstate two terminated workers at an Alamos Gold mine on an interim basis, finding insufficient evidence that their dismissals… …
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By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A B.C. Supreme Court judge dismissed a petition by Gibraltar Mines Ltd. and sent a worker’s long-running discrimination complaint back to the B.C. Human …
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PREMIUM Investment banker at Cannacord Genuity awarded $2.5 million for wrongful dismissal
An Ontario court has awarded a former investment banker more than $2.5 million in damages after finding his employer wrongfully dismissed him to make way for new leadership in its… …
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PREMIUM Step-grandparent not covered under bereavement leave clause at mining firm
An arbitrator has ruled that a mining company was entitled to claw back three days of bereavement pay from a worker who took leave following the death of his wife’s… …
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A British Columbia mining company must pay workers for time spent travelling to and from a remote mine site on employer-provided transportation, the province’s Employment Standards Tribunal has ruled…. Free …
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Mining worker’s race discrimination claim against Impala Canada tossed by tribunal after civil settlement
The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has dismissed a race discrimination application from a former mining worker who settled a civil wrongful dismissal claim weeks before filing with the tribunal, …
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PREMIUM Unionized worker fired by Ontario mining firm awarded nearly $100K, but no reinstatement
An arbitrator has ordered Impala Canada to pay a former worker $99,450 in compensation after the parties failed to agree on the amount owed following a previous ruling that found… …
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B.C. coal mine justified in firing water truck operator who caused runaway vehicle accident
A British Columbia mining company was justified in firing a 10-month employee who failed to follow basic safety procedures, causing a 450-ton water truck to roll backwards out of control …
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Opinion/Commentary
Canada’s claim that it champions human rights is at odds with its mining practices
By Véronique Plouffe, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Canada presents itself as a gender equality and human rights champion both at home and abroad. But it’s also a global leader in …


