Canada’s Building Trades Unions has unanimously passed a resolution to harmonize national safety certification standards for construction workers, aiming to eliminate interprovincial barriers that prevent tradespeople from moving between provinces… …
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is now offering rebates of up to $2,500 to construction companies that buy automated external defibrillators for qualifying projects across Ontario. The program launched… …
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The Ontario Labour Relations Board has denied Starbucks Coffee Canada’s request to suspend two health and safety orders requiring ladder training for employees and installation of a plumbed eye-wash station… …
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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… …
Larkin Storage and Retail Equipment Inc. has been fined $65,000 after a worker was injured while operating a punch press that lacked proper guarding at the company’s Alexandria facility. The… …
By Kezia Royer-Burkett | Burlington Local-News.ca Mental health and wellness have moved from the margins to the centre of workplace conversations, according to the newly released 2025 Peel Halton Employer Survey from the Peel Halton… …
An Oakville steel processing company has been fined $125,000 after a worker was injured by a falling steel coil at its Stoney Creek facility. Samuel, Son & Co., Limited, operating… …
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is urging residents to get vaccinated against respiratory viruses as flu cases increase heading into the holiday season. Dr. Kieran Moore issued a statement… …
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