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OHS Administrative Monetary Penalties Continue to Climb Even for Near Misses
A recent $40,000 penalty in NS demonstrates how high OHS-related AMPs can reach for a near miss, where no accident or injury has even occurred.
Read morePublic Procurers Beware: Ontario to Enforce Equivalent Treatment of OHS Management Systems
The Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (“WWA7”) became law on November 27, 2025. It amended section 7.6.1 of the OHSA by adding the Equivalency Requirement – the details of which would be subject to the OHSA’s regulations.[1] The WWA7 also empowered Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development inspectors to issue Administrative Monetary … Continued
Read moreOntario Passes Fourth Working for Workers Act
On March 21, 2024, the Government of Ontario announced that it had passed the Working for Workers Four Act, 2023 (the “Act”), which implements a number of legislative amendments to several workplace laws creating further protections for workers in Ontario, as well as further obligations for employers. The changes expand on employee protections provided by a number of other Working for Workers Acts which have been passed by the Government of Ontario since 2021
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