Disability Management Company and Principals Not Guilty of Making False Statement
A disability management company charged under the Ontario Insurance Act with knowingly making false or misleading statements to an insurer has […]
Prosecutions / Charges
Illegal to Have Cell Phone in Hand, Even for Only a Moment, While Driving: Ontario Appeal Court
Drivers who have a cell phone in hand are committing an offence, even if not using the phone at the […]
Record $1.050 Million Fine under Ontario OHSA
An Ontario judge has imposed a $1,050,000 fine against Vale Canada Limited, the highest fine ever imposed under the Ontario […]
OHSA Charges may Proceed against Insolvent Company in CCAA Proceedings: Court
Occupational Health and Safety Act charges could proceed against an insolvent company even though it had obtained protection from its […]
$750K Fine for “Extreme” Criminal Negligence: “More Serious” than OHSA Offences, says Appeal Court in Metron Construction Fatality Case
A $200,000.00 fine was “manifestly unfit”, the Ontario Court of Appeal has ruled, in raising Metron Construction’s fine to $750,000 […]
$410,000 in Fines in Non-Fatal Accident at Plastics Company
An Ontario court has handed down near-the-top-of-the-range fines in an industrial accident that resulted in non-fatal injuries. Fines of that […]
“Inherently dangerous business” requires “high degree of attention to detail” in safety training and supervision: Court
Dangerous workplaces require particularly careful training and supervision, a judge has stated in convicting a propane company. The judge found […]
Company Convicted of OHSA Charges After Criminal Negligence Charges Withdrawn in Fatality
A crane rental company has been convicted of charges under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and fined, after criminal […]
Part-Owner of Company Convicted, Fined Personally under OHSA
Company owners are not immune from potential convictions and fines under workplace safety laws. A part-owner of a company has […]
Ship’s Navigator Sentenced to Four Years for Criminal Negligence
A B.C. ship’s navigator has been sentenced to four years after he was convicted of criminal negligence causing death for […]
Man Criminally Guilty of Dangerous Operation of Farm Tractor
This case is of the “you thought you had heard everything” variety. An Ontario man has been found guilty under […]
Supervisor, Worker, Company fined Total of $55,000.00 In No-Injury Equipment-Drop Case
Even in no-injury accidents, fines under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act can be significant, as demonstrated by a […]