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Workplace Safety & OHS
Advocates in Thunder Bay, Ont., asking the province to extend age benefits for WSIB claims
People gathered in person and online Wednesday to raise awareness and support over concern that injured workers over 65 aren’t getting the …
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FeaturedMental Health
Ontario spending $2.7 million to boost mental health training for police officers
The Ontario government has announced $2.7 million in spending to enhance mental health support for police officers and civilian employees across the …
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Employment LawFeatured
Octapharma ordered to pay $105K after terminating worker who needed accommodation to care for cancer-stricken mom
A sales rep who was terminated without cause because she needed accommodation to care for her cancer-stricken mother during the COVID-19 pandemic …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
McDougall Energy fined $70,000 after workplace injury in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.
An energy distribution company in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., has been fined $70,000 after a worker was injured in a workplace accident. …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Elevator contractor fined $300K after two apprentice mechanics injured in Toronto
OTIS Canada Inc. has been fined $300,000 by the Ontario Court of Justice for a safety violation that resulted in injuries to …
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Training & Development
Ontario commits $10 million to enhance firefighter training and infrastructure
The Ontario government is set to invest over $10 million in the construction of five new training facilities and the training of …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Ontario Science Centre to immediately close over roof collapse fears, impact on workers not yet known
The Ontario Science Centre in Toronto will close its doors at the end of today, following an engineering report that revealed serious …
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Employment LawFeatured
Ontario public school teachers are protected from unreasonable searches: top court
Ontario public school board teachers have a Charter-protected right against unreasonable search and seizure in the workplace, the Supreme Court of Canada …
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Employment Law
‘Particularly egregious’: Former EA’s termination provisions ruled unenforceable, court tacks on $10K in punitive damages
Gibson Building Supplies has been ordered to pay its former executive assistant nearly $20,000 in damages, including $10,000 in punitive damages due …
