A University of Windsor study finds risk of breast cancer increased in workers in automotive plastic manufacturing and food canning industries. See the abstract of the study at Breast cancer risk in relation to occupations with exposure to carcinogens and endocrine disruptors: a Canad

Effective July 2012, BC’s Workers Compensation Act‘s mental disorder provision includes bullying/harassment. See WorkSafeBC’s Mental Health in the Workplace. Also see Bill 14 for specific wording of the new provision.

Supreme Court of Canada rules random alcohol tests not justified in Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v. Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd (June, 2013).  See Supreme Court of Canada website for its decision.

This article, from Health & Safety Ontario, highlights 2 high profile court cases dealing with random drug and alcohol testing in the workplace. See Health & Safety Ontario’s summary of what is and isn’t allowed under the law and brief summaries of the 2 cases at D

The Government of Canada repealed certain provisions of the Canadian Human Rights Act that allowed for mandatory retirement. Federally regulated employers are now prohibited from forcing mandatory retirement at a certain age, unless it is due to a bona fide occupational requirement. C

For an overview of the changes to the Old Age Security program see Service Canada’s website at: Changes to the Old Age Security program.

As part of the 2012 federal budget, it was announced that the age of eligibility for Old Age Security (OAS) and Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) will be increased from 65 years old to 67 years old. Changes will be gradually implemented between April 1, 2023 and January 2029.  For an

“According to preliminary estimates … 15.3% of the country’s population, were aged 65 and over on July 1, 2013. This proportion has steadily increased since the beginning of the 1960s mainly because of fertility rates persistently below the replacement level and incr

“Canadians aged 50 and over are working later and delaying retirement, regardless of their level of education. However, because of a shorter life expectancy, the less-educated are likely to spend fewer years in retirement.”  See Statistics Canada website at: Study: Years t

Working Safer or Just Working Longer? The Impact of an Aging Workforce on Occupational Injury and Illness Costs (University of California, Berkeley; Frank Neuhauser, Center for the Study of Social Insurance, Project funded under contract with the Commission on Health and Safety and Wo