Feb 7, 2023 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
According to new data released by Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI), there were 414 impaired driving offences in the province in December, including 240 Criminal Code of Canada charges and 174 sanctions such as license suspensions. While the number of criminal...
Mar 8, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In December of 2021, an Ontario arbitrator ruled that an employer’s total prohibition of medical cannabis for a safety-sensitive position was discriminatory. Specifically, an Ontario labour board arbitrator had ruled that the employer, Ornge, must attempt to...
Feb 24, 2022 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In a notice of motion introduced by two Winnipeg city councillors, Sherri Rollins and Markus Chambers, the city’s chief administrative officer (CAO) has been requested to work with the federal government on receiving an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and...
Aug 5, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Health Canada has granted conditional approval for a plan for a supervised drug Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS) site in downtown Peterborough. Accordingly, the CTS site has received federal exemption to allow the use of illegal drugs on its premises, which is...
Jul 29, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In recent months, Unifor members working on Marine Atlantic ferries have spoken out against being unfairly targeted for random alcohol testing. Unifor, a general trade union in Canada and the largest private sector union in Canada has approximately 310,000 workers and...
Jun 4, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
With recent rollouts of COVID-19 vaccines ramping up and employers gearing up for their staff to return to the office in the fall, many employers are questioning whether they are allowed to require new hires to show proof of vaccination. According to a blog article...
