Alberta directs $155,000 to safety training after loader injury
Finning pleaded guilty to an Alberta workplace safety offence, and the court directed a $155,000 payment toward safety education instead of an ordinary fine.
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Québec workplace prevention now depends on evidence of implementation
CNESST's current guidance distinguishes a prevention document from the continuing work of applying it, involving workers and checking whether controls work.
Yukon lowers all nine workers compensation assessment rates for 2027
Yukon's workers compensation assessment rates are falling across all nine industry groups for 2027, but individual employer notices and the higher earnings ceiling still matter.
Tribunal recalculates noise exposed worker's hearing loss pension
A heavy equipment operator's occupational hearing loss and tinnitus led to a partly successful appeal and a retroactive pension calculation.
WorkSafeBC revises incident reporting guideline and posts new respirator seal guidance ahead of November 6 rule
WorkSafeBC's September 17 guideline update touches three separate things: an existing duty to report serious incidents immediately, revised respirator selection guidance, and a new guideline tied to OHS Regulation amendments that take effect November 6, 2026.
Wearables and mobile labs are changing how employers see injury risk
WorkSafe Saskatchewan, WorkSafeBC and CCOHS are all pointing toward the same shift: injury prevention is getting better at measuring real work, but the technology is only useful when employers build prevention around what the data shows.
Manitoba workplaces now have to provide menstrual products at no cost
Since September 1, Manitoba employers must provide pads and tampons at no cost in worker washrooms or, where that is not reasonably practicable, in another private and accessible workplace location.
B.C. employers have several safety rule changes arriving over the next year
WorkSafeBC’s current regulatory calendar includes changes for volunteer fire brigades, respirator face seals, combustible dust, vehicle lifts and periodic equipment certification.
A fatal Alberta lathe incident is a reminder that machine guarding cannot become routine
Rylex Machine & Supply pleaded guilty after a worker was fatally pulled onto a rotating lathe work piece. The conviction puts the focus back on a basic control that can be easy to normalize until it fails.
WorkSafeBC pauses psychological safety and harassment consultations during election
WorkSafeBC says regulatory and policy consultations are paused during the provincial election. That procedural pause currently affects the proposed psychological health and safety and harassment and violence work under Part 4.1.
What the provinces are telling us about work in Canada: October 2026
A month of workplace developments across Canada doesn’t produce one neat story. That’s the point. Read together, the provinces and territories are showing where accommodation, labour relations, workforce shortages, benefits and changing job design are beginning to overlap.
CNESST Sets Nine Meetings a Year as Level 4 Committee Default From October 1, but Only Without an Agreement
Quebec's CNESST says the regulatory minimum for level 4 health and safety committees rises from six to nine meetings a year on October 1, 2026, but only where members haven't agreed on their own rules. Specified education and health and social services establishments follow a separate quarterly rule.
Harassment policies mean less when employees do not trust the reporting process
A federal occupational health and safety evaluation found that more than a third of workers who experienced harassment or violence did not report the most serious incident, and many who reported were dissatisfied with the outcome.
Canadian safety forum puts workplace technology and ergonomics on the agenda
CCOHS has finalized its Forum 2026 program, with workplace technology, ergonomics and emerging risks among the national safety themes.
B.C. safety rules now clarify protections for volunteer firefighters
B.C. amendments effective October 1 clarify how occupational health and safety requirements apply to volunteer firefighters, society fire brigades and other fire personnel.
CCOHS workplace impairment guidance, January 2026
Current Canadian operational source for drug and alcohol, impairment, safety and accommodation topics.
Stewart v. Elk Valley Coal Corp.
Leading Supreme Court authority at the intersection of addiction, workplace drug policies, safety and disability discrimination.
CCOHS ergonomics program guidance
Authoritative Canadian health and safety source for workplace ergonomics.
CCOHS workplace fatigue guidance
Authoritative Canadian health and safety source for fatigue and fitness-for-work.
Federal minimum wage reaches $18.15 as penalty enforcement expands
The federal $18.15 wage floor and penalty changes make repeat payroll errors costly. Document correction as well as payment.
Alberta safety guidance puts training, supervision and incident review in one checklist
Alberta’s OHS guide puts supervision, training and hazard reporting into daily work. Small teams need clear ownership.
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