Canada: Health & Safety

Smart glasses are rapidly transitioning from a novelty seen in movies to a mainstream workplace tool. Devices like the Ray-Ban Meta line and Samsung’s Google-powered glasses are being used across industries.

This summer, the speed limit on sections of Highways 401 and 416 in eastern Ontario was increased to 110 km/h, followed by sections on other highways, including the QEW and Highways 400, 401, 402, 403, 416 and 417.

WorkSafeBC has launched a public consultation on proposed amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation that would introduce comprehensive new requirements for addressing workplace harassment, violence, and psychosocial hazards. The proposed Part 4.1 would replace current provisions with an expanded framework requiring employers to develop harassment prevention programs, implement control measures for violence incidents, and identify and assess psychosocial hazards that could expose workers to

When does construction work performed by a provincially regulated contractor fall under federal labour jurisdiction? According to the Ontario Labour Relations Board (the "Board"), as soon as the work crosses...

Dans une affaire récente, l’arbitre était chargée de déterminer si une employée de longue date qui avait menacé de tuer son supérieur hiérarchique devait réintégrer son poste.

In a recent decision, an Arbitrator considered whether a long-service employee who threatened to kill her supervisor should be reinstated. While Arbitrator Rogers found the employee's conduct constituted serious misconduct warranting significant discipline, dismissal was determined to be excessive in the circumstances.

En décembre 2025, le gouvernement du Québec a adopté des modifications substantielles au Code du travail (le « C.T. »), se dotant ainsi de leviers accrus pour encadrer l’exercice du droit de grève lorsque celui-ci est susceptible d’affecter de manière importante le bien-être de la population. Ces changements ont notamment instauré un nouveau régime de maintien des services assurant le bien-être de la population, conférant des pouvoirs élargis au gouvernement et au Tribunal administratif du travail (le « TAT »).

Lawyer and workplace investigator Rachel Turnpenney discusses the critical shift from an advocate's mindset to a neutral investigator's approach when conducting workplace investigations. The conversation explores the unique challenges of sexual misconduct investigations, including managing heightened emotions, balancing urgency with trauma-informed processes, and identifying recurring patterns in workplace harassment cases.

Jeff Davis, Chief Legal and Corporate Affairs Officer of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, discusses his groundbreaking approach to mental health advocacy in the legal profession. This conversation explores how vulnerability and psychological safety have shaped his leadership philosophy and contributed to both personal and organizational success.