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The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has dismissed a Brinks Canada appeal and confirmed that armoured car workers in Toronto cannot be directed to work without guard protection, following a… …

Health Canada has changed federal rules to make it voluntary — rather than mandatory — for pesticide producers to provide safety data sheets to agricultural workers, drawing sharp criticism from… …

The Manitoba government will add First Nations Safety Officers (FNSOs) at a hospital in The Pas, expand institutional safety officer (ISO) coverage at two more hospitals and develop a provincewide,… …

The Newfoundland and Labrador government has launched an independent review of the province’s workers’ compensation system and named a five-member committee to lead it. Provincial law requires the review. Under… …

The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia is lowering the average employer rate by 15 per cent, the first cut the board says it has made in a generation. The… …

By Nick Turner and Steve Granger As the school year winds down, many teenagers are starting summer jobs to earn money and gain experience. Businesses benefit from the seasonal influx… …

WorkSafeNB has issued a hazard alert warning employers and workers about the dangers of distraction and loss of situational awareness on the job, following the death of a worker who… …

GFL Environmental Services has been fined $130,000 after a flash fire injured four workers at its Pickering, Ont., waste management facility. The workers were offloading materials from two trucks on… …

WorkSafeNB has joined a national campaign encouraging parents to prepare their children for safe employment before their first day on the job. The organization is partnering with the Canadian Centre… …