Legislation & Government Policy

New Brunswick employers will share a $151.2-million performance refund, and their average workers’ compensation assessment rate will stay at $1.10 per $100 of assessable payroll in 2027. The rate is… …

Cannabis stores in Manitoba would no longer have to cover their storefront windows, and staff could be protected from working alone during high-risk hours, under proposed legislation aimed at curbing… …

A new truck inspection station in Hearst, Ont., and 14 kilometres of new passing lanes on Highway 11 are on the way, as the province works to improve commercial vehicle… …

The Manitoba government will change its workers compensation law to make it easier for firefighters and wildfire fighters diagnosed with occupational illnesses to get benefits. Premier Wab Kinew announced the… …

WorkSafeNB is shifting its occupational health and safety information to an online-only guide, phasing out the mobile app that has served the same purpose for New Brunswickers. The organization developed… …

Federal health and safety inspection capacity would grow by about 70 per cent under a bill introduced Monday that also changes collective bargaining rules for federally regulated employers, according to… …

The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association will receive up to $1,071,532 over two years from the federal government to expand farm safety campaigns, mental health resources and grain rescue training for… …

Organizations that offer truck driver training in Ontario will have to follow a new standardized curriculum of more than 103 hours, the provincial government said. The curriculum is meant to… …

ICBC is replacing all 140 of British Columbia’s intersection safety cameras with newer technology, as part of an effort to keep reducing red-light running and speeding at some of the… …