Dentons Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
In a unique decision, an Alberta employer, Needoba Construction Ltd., which pleaded guilty to the general charge of failing to […]
Please join us on February 16th for a complimentary webinar on Key OHS Cases from 2015. Adrian Miedema has selected, from […]
Some cases illustrate very well the principle that “the more dangerous your operation, the more careful you must be”. This […]
Where an employer fires an employee for raising safety concerns, the employee will generally be entitled to reinstatement, the Ontario […]
While the number of field visits conducted by Ontario Ministry of Labour inspectors continued to decline in 2014/15, the number […]
As of July 1, 2016, all Ontario employers will be required to comply with a new workplace noise Regulation under […]
Every now and then a case comes along to remind us that violators of occupational health and safety legislation can be sent […]
The judge’s reasons for sending Metron Construction’s project manager, Vadim Kazenelson, to jail for criminal negligence are now available here. […]
Vadim Kazenelson, the project manager for Metron Construction, was sentenced today to 3½ years in prison for criminal negligence. This is […]
A mining company has won a lengthy dispute with the Ontario Ministry of Labour after satisfying the Ontario Labour Relations […]
An Alberta judge has suggested that if a workplace safety policy or program requires that certain accidents be investigated, then […]
An appeal court has upheld the conviction of a landlord for criminal negligence causing death after numerous Fire Code violations […]
