Drug & Alcohol Testing Industry News
TTC Employees to be Reinstated After Completing a Return-to-work Programme
If on the job impairment results from legitimate addiction, employees of the TTC could be given a second chance. On May 8th 2017, the TTC implemented a controversial random drug and alcohol testing policy after Associate Chief Justice of the Superior Court Frank...
Ontario Announces Framework for the Sale of Cannabis
Following federal legislation introduced in the House of Commons in April to legalize and regulate the sale and distribution of cannabis on or before July 1st, 2018, Ontario has become the first province or territory to announce a framework that will manage the use...
Random Testing Proposed for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) is proposing that random drug and alcohol testing should become mandatory for nuclear facility workers in high-risk positions. The Commission held a public meeting in August to decide whether or not to move forward with...
Workers With Disabilities Can Be Terminated Says Supreme Court
In its June 15th ruling, The Supreme Court found no evidence of discrimination in the 2005 dismissal case of Ian Stewart from Elk Valley Coal, demonstrating that the termination of an employee with a disability is not always a breach of human rights. The case involved...
Quest Diagnostics 2017 Annual Drug Study Summary
Quest Diagnostics released its yearly summary of the Drug Testing Index study which analyzed the information from over ten million drug test results covering the U.S. in three categories of workers; those who are federally regulated and in safety-sensitive positions,...
The Changing State of Marijuana
The Canadian federal government has released their final report on the legalization and regulation of cannabis. The report contains detailed information concerning all aspects of legalization and regulation of cannabis including the production, distribution and sale...
Case Update: Medical Marijuana Use
The high court in Massachusetts, U.S. ruled this week that it would proceed with the case brought forward by Cristina Barbuto claiming disability discrimination from Advantage Sales and Marketing (ASM), due to her use of medical marijuana. Under the Massachusetts...
DATAC Spotlight: Armour Safety
DATAC is proud to have so many incredible members working within their communities across Canada to bring best practices and best protocol to the drug and alcohol testing industry. Today we are featuring Armour Safety, a company that has been working with the...
Toronto TTC Testing Update
After much deliberation and a court battle with the transit workers’ union, (which has been ongoing since the spring of 2011) the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) began their random drug and alcohol testing programme on May 8th of this year. The testing seemed to be...