Legislation Implementation For the first time, Ottawa has used the regulatory power of legislation to place conditions on licences to sell medications, and has recently issued a requirement that all manufacturers of high risk, powerful opioid painkillers produce and...

All DOT testing that takes place after June 30, 2018 must be done using the newest DOT Custody and Control Form which was approved on August 8, 2017. The DOT gave a grace period from the approval date until June 30th, 2018, where the old CCFs would still be...

On April 30th, 2018, the Arbitrator in the Lower Churchill Transmission Construction Employers’ Association and IBEW Local 1620 dispute decided on the side of the employer and declared that it was undue hardship in terms of an unacceptable increase in safety risk if...

Less than a month away from the federal government vote on the cannabis bill, it's looking like the legalization of cannabis across Canada will be delayed—although that isn't being confirmed by Prime Minister Trudeau. Facing recommendations from three of the Senate...

Since its launch in 2005, the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse and Addiction has produced a series of researched and reviewed articles by experts in relevant fields in an effort to target policy makers, program development personnel, researchers, educators, and...

In an effort to bring awareness to workplace practices and regulations in preparation for 2018’s legalization of cannabis, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction has published a report that reveals not enough Canadian companies have instituted...

Research is now indicating that cannabis can have adverse effects on mental health, and contrary to popular belief, can be an addictive substance. Marjorie Wallace, former journalist and founder and chief executive of SANE in the UK, which aims to raise awareness of...

In an effort to monitor cannabis consumption before and after the upcoming legalization of marijuana, Statistics Canada has been tasked with collecting data on a quarterly basis and has just released its first National Cannabis Survey for 2018. Below are some...

In preparation for the upcoming federal cannabis legalization, Alberta is planning to modernize its Gaming and Liquor Act. The act oversees three main areas; gaming, provincial lotteries and liqour, and now with the legalization of cannabis looming, that will be...