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...
Mar 4, 2020 | Department of Transportation (DOT), Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
In a recent article published in the U.S. magazine Overdrive, senior editor Todd Dills discussed a statement he received from a drug-testing service provider, according to which police officers would not challenge THC-positive drug test results when truck drivers...
Feb 13, 2020 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law, Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In a recent opinion piece published by the London Free Press, the labour lawyer Howard Levitt discusses his concerns regarding a recent order set by a British Columbia court as an ‘unfortunate and dangerous’ precedent for employers concerned with public safety....
Oct 9, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing & Canadian Law
The legal battle over random drug testing in its northeastern Alberta oilsands facilities has ended for Suncor Energy, with a ruling in favour of the company. Since 2012, when Suncor began randomly testing its safety-sensitive employees for drug and alcohol workplace...
