Legislation & Government Policy

WorkSafeBC will maintain its average base premium rate at $1.55 per $100 of assessable payroll in 2026, marking the ninth consecutive year without change to the rate employers pay for… …

Manitoba has introduced new traffic rules designed to protect highway workers and cyclists following the Jan. 1 implementation of the Highway Traffic Amendment Act. The legislation establishes minimum distances drivers… …

Ontario will require defibrillators on large construction sites and mandate the posting of washroom cleaning records under new workplace safety regulations taking effect Jan. 1, 2026. Construction sites with 20… …

Nova Scotia’s Workers’ Compensation Board will implement sweeping changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act on Jan. 1, 2026, extending cancer coverage to more firefighters and giving workers three times longer… …

The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia will launch a new provider network in 2026 designed to reduce assessment and treatment wait times for workers injured on the job. Under… …

Alberta will launch a trial of 120 km/h speed limits on select rural divided highways next year following public support in a recent survey, Transportation and Economic Corridors Minister Devin… …

WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and the Prevention Manual at its November 2025 meeting. The changes introduce new requirements for managing combustible… …

New Brunswick’s auditor general has found nearly half of department-operated highways are in poor or very poor condition and called for improvements to the province’s highway safety systems. Paul Martin… …

Manitoba is introducing tougher asbestos safety regulations to protect workers from the province’s leading cause of occupational death, Labour and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino announced Thursday. The amendments require anyone… …