Legislation & Government Policy

British Columbia has launched a text-based support service to help tradespeople manage chronic pain, connecting workers to counselling, pain programs and mental-health resources through a single text message. The Guide… …

Prince Edward Island’s Labour and Industrial Relations office will move to a new Charlottetown address on April 27, the provincial government has announced. The office is relocating from the Sherwood… …

The Ontario government has introduced legislation that would expand worker health and safety protections and harmonize safety training requirements across Canadian provinces. The Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act,… …

By Mike Stimpson | 4SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Local MPP Lise Vaugeois’s private member’s bill to reform the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board failed in the legislature, but a local advocate for injured… …

A coroner’s inquest jury has released recommendations aimed at preventing workplace deaths after hearing evidence into the deaths of two men at New Brunswick work sites in 2024. The inquest… …

Nova Scotia is updating its Air Quality Regulations to cover 26 industrial air pollutants, up from six, with the new rules taking effect June 1. The province’s Environment and Climate… …

The Newfoundland and Labrador government is giving drivers two extra weeks to remove studded tires from their vehicles, pushing the deadline from April 30 to May 15. The extension is… …

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will spend $125 million to build a new Ontario Mine Rescue Training Institute in Sudbury, the province announced April 15. The 120-acre facility… …

The Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia has approved a new policy governing reviews of the extended earnings replacement benefit (EERB), following a public consultation that ran from Feb.… …