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...
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...
