May 12, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench has recently issued a decision on Phillips v. Westcan Bulk Transport Ltd, upholding a non-unionized employer’s use of random drug and alcohol testing in Alberta for safety sensitive positions. This decision provides...
Feb 9, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
According to a statement from Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart, the city’s officials and Health Canada plan to initiate a formal discussion on the city’s plan to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs. Currently, Vancouver’s overdose crisis is at...
Feb 2, 2021 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In a series of recent arbitration decisions regarding legal testing for post-incident alcohol and drug testing, Arbitrators Andrew Sims and David McPhillips have reviewed and provided clarification for the legal test for post-incident alcohol and drug testing. The...
Sep 8, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Information, Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Earlier in August, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) released new guidelines, the PPSC Deskbook, for prosecuting the illegal possession of controlled substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act. As part of the new guidelines, federal...
Aug 25, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador has recently overturned a decision of the lower court, which had upheld an arbitration award on judicial review. Consequently, three separate reasons were issued by the Court of Appeal addressing undue hardship limits...
Apr 23, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
According to a recent article published in the Commercial Carrier Journal, new data released by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) shows that thousands of truck drivers could have already failed a drug test while potentially remaining employed and operating...
