Oct 5, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has indicated that he would consider introducing involuntary treatment for people struggling with addiction. His comments come as Ontario’s Big City Mayors renew calls for the provincial government to review current mental health legislation...
Oct 2, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
In August, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld compensation awards for five SaskEnergy natural gas workers who were required to undergo drug and alcohol testing following two separate gas line strikes. SaskEnergy Incorporated challenged both an evidentiary ruling...
Sep 22, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
A recent article published by HR Law Canada examined a British Columbia privacy decision involving a random drug dog search at an LNG construction site. A British Columbia adjudicator upheld a worker’s privacy complaint following a random drug dog search at an...
Sep 18, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
In August, two Air Canada ground operations employees were arrested over an alleged cocaine and cannabis trafficking operation at Montréal-Trudeau Airport, raising concerns about the misuse of restricted-area workplace credentials. The RCMP searched two homes, a...
Feb 26, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
Earlier in February, an arbitrator ordered the reinstatement of Joseph Sutton, a heavy machine operator fired from a safety-sensitive Toronto plant for allegedly using cannabis at lunch and acting insolently toward a manager. The worker’s union, United Steelworkers...
Oct 14, 2025 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
Earlier this summer, the Alberta Labour Relations Board rejected the bid of ATCO Electric Ltd to review a previous ruling that had awarded damages to one of its workers. The employee who received the award had joined ATCO Electric in August 2017. According to the...
