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When the Ontario government passed Bill 127, the Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (“Bill 127”) in May 2017, it introduced significant amendments to the Workplace Safety and [...]

In May 2017, Bill 127, the Stronger, Healthier Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (“Bill 127”) was passed by the Ontario legislature bringing in a number of new changes which will be of interest [...]

Just over a year ago, we introduced readers to the Changing Workplaces Review, the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s effort to reform the laws governing both unionized and

Although complying with Ontario Ministry of Labour (“MOL”) requirements may appear to be costly and exhaustive, the potential consequences for non-compliance can be severe. The MOL issued several [...]

After years of exemptions, the Workplace Safety Insurance Board recently took steps to extend mandatory WSIB coverage in the construction industry. Why? To level the playing field in this [...]

A recent decision of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (“WSIAT”) has arguably expanded the scope of entitlement for traumatic mental stress (“TMS”). Previously, in order to be [...]

Subsection 9(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) requires a joint health and safety committee (“JHSC”) at a workplace in which 20 or more workers are regularly employed.  In [...]