Canadian Occupational Health & Safety Law
Keeping you current on OHS Laws and Developments in Canada.
The Ministry of Labour can prosecute employers under the “general duty” clause of the Occupational Health and Safety Act even where […]
The Ontario government has introduced legislation to triple the maximum fine under the Occupational Health and Safety Act against corporations […]
An Ontario Justice of the Peace has dismissed an Occupational Health and Safety Act charge in a fatality case, finding that the […]
An Alberta judge cited a lack of remorse as a factor warranting a 4 month jail term for a supervisor […]
An Ontario judge has decided that a worker’s negligence – not the company’s – caused the worker’s death, overturning a […]
An Ontario judge has decided that a $250,000 fine against a small company, and 25-day jail terms for two company […]
Another Ontario employer has been jailed for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act. As in some previous OHSA jail-time […]
A recent Ontario appeal decision is a reminder that courts in Occupational Health and Safety Act prosecutions can award fines higher […]
We previously reported on the acquittal of a Saskatchewan employer after a worker died of suffocation in a grain terminal […]
A boom truck operator who pleaded guilty to an Occupational Health and Safety Act charge after a workplace fatality, has had […]
An Ontario company has lost its argument that an Occupational Health and Safety Act prosecution should be ended before the […]
Our blog post of May 29th reported that an Ontario roofer has been sent to jail for one day for […]
