Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
Amendment of Bill C-45 Brings Mandatory Alcohol Screening
In May of this year, the federal government announced a forthcoming amendment to the Criminal Code for impaired driving offences, which, in the advent of 2018’s legalization of marijuana (Bill C-45), includes a new legal limit for drug offences and mandatory drug...
Nearly Half of Canadians Unsure the Government Ready for Legal Cannabis
An online survey done by the Angus Reid Institute November 14th-20th asked a randomized sample of 1510 Canadian adults what they thought about the looming legalization of cannabis set to occur for July 1, 2018. The poll indicated that although two thirds of the...
Non-Medical Marijuana Use at Work
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...
Alberta court says no to random drug testing at Suncor
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...
Drug testing machine to be piloted in Vancouver
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...
TTC Testing Update: Half of positives are for cannabis
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...
Increase of Fentanyl in Street Drugs Continues
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...
TSB Recommends Drug and Alcohol Testing for Canadian Aviation Employees
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...
Workplace Safety After Legalization of Marijuana
Since the federal government set July 1st 2018 as the deadline for provinces and territories to produce regulations for the nationwide legalization of marijuana, business owners across the country are urging governments to provide clarification as to how the use of...