Health & Safety

In releasing its 2024 employer assessment rates, WorkSafe New Brunswick announced that it has reduced the average annual rate to $1.18 per $100 of assessable payroll. This rate will be the lowest in A...Learn More

The proposed changes around workplace behaviours, including harassment and violence, will create a single framework in the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and will require employers to have...Learn More

Chemicals, Compliance and Best Practices: What Retailers in Canada Need to Know Chemicals are everywhere. They’re in the air we breathe, the medicines we use, the foods we ingest and the products we...Learn More

Following extensive consultations, the Nova Scotia government is currently seeking feedback on its Phase 2 proposal for an accessibility standard for the built environment (eg: more detailed and techn...Learn More

WorkSafeBC has also opened consultations on amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation with respect to Workplace Violence and Harassment. The proposed changes include: Creating...Learn More

In April 2023, WorkSafeBC’s Board of Directors approved amendments to Part 3 of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation, relating to the provision of occupational first aid. These amendm...Learn More

Employees and front line workers are the backbone of every retail business, representing your brand and your values. Unfortunately our retail workers are facing increased mental health pressures in th...Learn More

The federal government has extended the comment period for Notice of Intent NOI2023-01, Strengthening the regulation of pest control products in Canada until September 8. Proposed amendments of pote...Learn More

One of the final impacts of Bill 19, the law on the working age of young people in Quebec, will come into effect soon. The law will limit 14-to-16-year-olds to work only 17 hours a week during the sch...Learn More

On Monday, August 8, 2023, the Federal government announced it was launching a three-year pilot project titled the “Recognized Employer Pilot (REP)” under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW)...Learn More