An aircraft conducting a medical evacuation flight skidded off the runway at Wemindji Airport in November 2023 after striking a snow windrow left by an untrained vehicle operator working alone,… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Quebec drilling company fined $100K after worker injured by unguarded equipment in Ontario
Orbit Garant Drilling Services Inc. was fined $100,000 after a worker was injured by an unguarded drill rig at an underground mine in Porcupine, Ont. The Val-d’Or, Que.-based company pleaded… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Maintenance error reversed aircraft controls, caused fatal Quebec seaplane crash: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn improperly installed control chain caused a De Havilland Beaver seaplane to overturn during takeoff at St-Mathias Water Aerodrome in Quebec on May 2, 2025, killing the pilot and seriously… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Downdraft, pilot aiming point led to landing gear failure in Nunavik cargo flight
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Air Inuit cargo plane touched down 220 feet short of the runway threshold at Kangiqsujuaq Airport in northern Quebec on March 30, 2024, breaking off the lower part of… …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Two mining companies charged in fatal 2023 accident in northern Labrador
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Fishing boat was operating beyond safe stability limits when it sank, killing 3 off Quebec: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThree crew members died after the fishing vessel Silver Condor sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in September 2023, exposing gaps in stability awareness, emergency preparedness and safety culture… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyMental Health & WellbeingWorkplace Safety
Quebec employers must now prevent psychosocial risks under new law
Quebec employers are now legally required to include psychosocial risk prevention in their workplace health and safety programs under the latest provisions of Bill 27. As a result, insurance company… …
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Industry NewsTechnology & InnovationWorkplace Safety
Quebec company launches back brace to reduce workplace injury risk
A Quebec-based medical device manufacturer has released a lumbar support system designed to reduce back strain in workers across Canada. Saint Francis Brace Inc. announced the national launch of TEOS,… …
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A Quebec company has been fined $65,000 after two workers were injured while moving fence panels at an Ottawa light rail maintenance facility. On Oct. 5, 2021, employees of Regional… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
CN freight train collision with commuter train in Montreal renews calls for fail-safe controls: TSB
A Canadian National (CN) freight locomotive collided with a stationary Réseau de transport métropolitain (exo) commuter train in Montréal in November 2023, injuring six people and prompting the Transportation Safety… …



