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Jun 5, 2014

Supreme Court of Canada Decision in Irving Pulp and Paper Followed by Arbitration Board in Recent Policy Grievance

On June 14, 2013, CCP released a blog on the Supreme Court’s decision in the matter of Communications, Energy and Paper Union of Ca...

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May 9, 2014

Ministry of Labour Initiatives

Employers should be aware of recent changes and initiatives from the Ministry of Labour under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA&r...

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Mar 27, 2014

Supervisor Jailed for 45 Days for Health and Safety Conviction

When a client has been charged under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) many times we are asked, what is the down side to ...

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Feb 27, 2014

By Mike MacLellan

Ontario Court of Appeal Rules that Compliance with the Law is Not a Mitigating Factor, and there is no Jurisdiction for Concurrent Fines under OHSA

In its recent decision of R. v. Flex-N-Gate Canada Company, 2014 ONCA 53, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that post-accident compliance with mand...

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Feb 6, 2014

Mandatory Occupational Health and Safety Awareness Training by July 1, 2014

One of the focuses of the Dean Report was to ensure that more training was taking place on health and safety in Ontario workplaces.  The Minis...

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Jan 9, 2014

OLRB Agrees to Hear Complaints related to Workplace Harassment Policies

Two recent cases at the Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) may represent a new stance with respect to enforcing Bill 168 and the workplace haras...

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Sep 18, 2013

Bankruptcy May be a Consideration in Setting Corporate Fine under Former Bill C-45 According to Top Court in Ontario $750,000 Fine Imposed

In the first appellate decision relating to the sentencing of a corporate defendant under the Criminal Code (formerly Bill C45), R. v. Metron Const...

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Jul 25, 2013

Changes to WHMIS Requirements on the Horizon?

Currently our Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) sets out the requirements for protecting workers from potentially hazardous ...

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Jul 18, 2013

Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal Reinstates Employee with Back Pay Nearly 10 Years after Last Day Worked

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario (the “HRTO” or “Tribunal”) does not often order the reinstatement of employees. Howeve...

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Jun 14, 2013

By Rob Boswell

Random Drug and Alcohol Testing – Supreme Court of Canada releases Irving Pulp and Paper decision

This morning the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the matter of Communications, Energy and Paper Union of Canada, Local 30 v Irving...

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May 2, 2013

New Occupational Health and Safety Act Initiatives

There are two important updates on Occupational Health and Safety for this year: 1)       Safety Blitz Schedule ...

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Apr 25, 2013

Health and Safety Related Misconduct Justifies the Discharge of 37-Year Employee

In the recent arbitration decision of Tonolli Canada Limited v. United Steelworkers, and its Local 9042, Arbitrator G. T. Surdykowski upheld the ju...

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Feb 11, 2013

"Sometimes a Swimming Pool is Just a Swimming Pool" - Court of Appeal Overturns Blue Mountain Decision

In December 2007 a guest at the Blue Mountain Resort died while swimming in the unattended indoor pool.  Blue Mountain did not file a notice u...

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Dec 20, 2012

Ministry of Labour not required to Assist Employers with Compliance of Safety Orders, rules Ontario’s Labour Relations Board

The Ontario Labour Relations Board recently decided in Scholastic Book Fairs Canada Inc. v. Aguilar, 2012 CanLII 49789 (OLRB), that Ministry of Lab...

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Oct 11, 2012

Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace - a new National Standard

In November 2012, it is expected that CSA Z1003/BNQ9700-803-5, a National Standard in Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, ...

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Jun 27, 2012

By Mike MacLellan

Historic Guilty Pleas in Christmas Eve Workplace Fatalities

Ontario’s Courts are the current setting for a series of historic events in relation to regulatory and criminal charges stemming from one o...

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Jun 7, 2012

Supervisor Health and Safety Draft Guidelines Released

One of the recommendations in the Dean Panel Report and Bill 160 was for more health and safety training.  One of the groups where training wi...

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May 31, 2012

Heat Stress Plans

Along with summer and hot sunny days comes the potential for heat stress related injuries for those working outside or in facilities without air co...

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May 8, 2012

Ministry of Labour's Summer Safety Blitzes to Focus on Young Workers

With the end of the school year comes the opportunity for students and young workers to earn money working in temporary and summer jobs.  Coin...

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May 3, 2012

By Mike MacLellan

Ontario Court Upholds Termination of Long-Service Employee for Serious Misconduct and Dishonesty

Employers have long grappled with the issue of how to properly discipline a long-service employee for an apparently isolated, but severe, incident ...

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