A Quebec-based manufacturing company, MTCA Inc., has been fined $70,000 after a serious workplace injury involving a forklift. The incident occurred at the company’s tote washing facility in Guelph, Ont. …
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Workplace News
Parking brake failure: Quebec-based drilling company fined $60,000 for workplace injury in Ontario
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 …
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The Superior Court of Quebec has ordered the Quebec government to pay more than $219 million in compensation to former taxi permit holders, acknowledging the illegal expropriation of their permits …
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Workplace News
Victims of workplace harassment, sexual violence can get free legal counsel in Quebec
Quebec has announced $2.4 million over four years to cover the legal expenses for people who file claims of psychological harassment or sexual violence in the workplace. Read full details …
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Legal News
Uber facing class-action in Quebec over failure to provide adequate wheelchair accessible services
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Uber Technologies Inc. by Slater Vecchio LLP, alleging that the company has failed to provide adequate wheelchair accessible services in Quebec, in …
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After 10 months of negotiations, 600 members of the Concordia University Professional Employees’ Union (CUPEU–CSN) have adopted a two-week strike mandate, to be enacted at a time deemed appropriate. The …
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Workplace News
Pavages Maska fined $100,000 for big-rigging scheme related to paving contracts in Quebec
Pavages Maska Inc. has been ordered to pay a $100,000 fine for its involvement in a bid-rigging scheme related to paving contracts in the Granby region of Québec. The contracts …
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A union has been certified at an Amazon warehouse in Laval, Que., marking the first such unionization at the company’s Canadian facilities. The Laval Amazon Workers Union—CSN will now represent …
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The Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) has formally sought to unionize Amazon’s DXT4 warehouse in Laval, Que., marking a potentially historic shift for labour organization in Québec’s Amazon facilities. On …
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KPMG, a global network of professional services firms, has announced its acquisition of the Montréal-based law firm Sweibel Novek Rabbat, L.L.P. (S·N·R), marking a significant expansion of its legal services …