Feb 22, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In March, in preparation for the July 2018 national legalization of cannabis, the city of Canmore in Alberta will be voting on whether or not it will include drug testing in its drugs and alcohol policy revisions for civic employees. “We’ve covered it...
Feb 20, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In preparation for the country’s legalization of cannabis slated for July of this year, cannabis producers across Canada are positioning themselves within what is expected to be a booming market. In 2017, the number of Canadians looking for jobs in the cannabis...
Feb 15, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
As of January 23rd, British Columbia coal mine company Teck Resources Ltd. has been ordered by arbitrator John Kinzie to cease its random drug and alcohol testing of employees. “[Teck] apparently pulled names out of a hat somehow and would select people and then...
Feb 13, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
In October of last year, Health Canada proposed raising the fees it charges to drug manufacturers for new medicines introduced into the market. Historically, Health Canada has used these fees to fund 50% of its operating costs in regulating prescription medication,...
Feb 8, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
As drug use deaths across Canada create a nationwide opioid crisis, many Canadians still don’t know how to help in the case of an overdose. In its “Opioid Awareness” survey, Statistics Canada has reported that while 4,000 people in Canada died of opioid overdose in...
Feb 1, 2018 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Questions are arising in the Canadian army, navy, air force, and special forces as the July 2018 legalization of cannabis looms. Since the Spring of 2017, military experts have been assessing their drug and alcohol policies in advance of the legislation that will see...
