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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In the wake of nationwide plans to legalize marijuana by July of 2018, Canadian provinces are now in the planning stages for prevention campaigns, minimum age requirements, and the implementation of roadside testing. "Our priority right now is to ensure that we can...

Drug and Alcohol Testing: Employers’ Responsibilities In addition to following the correct procedures and employee protections when establishing drug testing policies, employers must also accommodate any positive test results by individually assessing each employee...

What is Drug Testing? Drug testing is a control method used by Canadian employers to prevent jobsite accidents resulting from alcohol or drug impairment, based on the belief that drug and alcohol use, both on and off the job, increases the chances of workplace...