Manitoba construction workers at larger job sites will have guaranteed access to hot water for handwashing under a new workplace regulation announced by the provincial government. The change amends the… …
The Ontario government has proposed raising Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) income replacement benefits for the first time since 1998, increasing payouts to 90 per cent of a worker’s… …
Federal, provincial and territorial labour ministers met in Québec City on Friday and endorsed a plan to harmonize occupational health and safety training across Canada, with a focus on making… …
Saskatchewan’s Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Ken Cheveldayoff has re-established an advisory committee to provide advice on labour relations, employment standards and workplace safety. The committee will draw membership… …
The Ontario government has introduced proposed legislation that would extend mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage to about 29,000 frontline workers at privately operated residential care facilities, retirement… …
WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors has approved changes to Part 31 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation (OHSR) that expand protections to workers in society fire brigades and volunteer firefighters.… …
WorkSafeBC is proposing changes to British Columbia’s occupational health and safety (OHS) rules for automotive lifts, tight-fitting respirators, tower cranes, and other high-risk workplace equipment, with a virtual public hearing… …
Newfoundland and Labrador’s workers’ compensation board is marking its 75th anniversary this year, as the province’s lost-time injury rate has fallen to less than a third of what it was… …
Prince Edward Island has become the first province in Canada to lower the starting age for colorectal cancer screening from 50 to 45, the provincial government announced March 30. Islanders… …
Commercial fishing workers in Prince Edward Island are not automatically covered under the province’s Workers Compensation Act, leaving them without benefits if they are hurt or fall ill on the… …
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