Dec 12, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
As Canada prepares to legalize recreational marijuana in July of 2018, employers are exploring how the new legislation will affect the safety and health of their respective workplaces, as well as planning for potential risks or disciplinary action in the event of an...
Dec 8, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Calgary based Suncor Energy Inc. has had another ruling regarding their ongoing proceedings with Northeastern Alberta’s, Unifor Local 707-A, which represents 3,000 oilsands workers. Suncor and the union have been battling it out in court since 2012 regarding the...
Dec 7, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
The Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR) is set to be piloted this year in Vancouver, the city most afflicted by Canada’s opioid crisis. A portable machine that allows for anonymous drug samples to be tested for deadly opioids and stimulants, the FTIR will...
Dec 5, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Since beginning its controversial drug and alcohol testing policy in May of this year, 2% of the TTC’s employees have tested positive, and more than half of the twenty two employees who tested positive six months ago for drugs or alcohol have tested positive for...
Nov 30, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Health Canada’s Drug Analysis Service (DAS) has confirmed that the presence of fentanyl found in heroin seized across the country by the Canada Border Services Agency, Correctional Service of Canada, and police forces has risen nearly 60 per cent since 2012, and 2000...
Nov 28, 2017 | Drug & Alcohol Testing News
Following a fatal airplane crash in April of 2015, the Transportation Safety Board, a separate organization from Transport Canada that investigates incidents in pipelines, railways, marine and aviation, is recommending that drug and alcohol tests as well as substance...
