Tag: minister of labour

  • Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety System Will Get Major Changes

    Thanks to the recommendations of the Expert Panel on Occupational Health and Safety, the following two acts have been amended and recently passed to increase protection for workers in Ontario, Canada: Occupational Health and Safety Act and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. The Expert Panel – included representatives from labour, employers, and academia with workplace…

  • Proposed Earlier Retirement At 60 for Salaried Firefighters of Ontario

    On March 10, 2011, a motion calling on the government to allow mandatory retirement at age 60 be applied only to salaried firefighters who respond to emergency calls. This motion was unanimously passed in the Legislature. What are the implications for Ontario’s salaried firefighters if the legislation is passed, allowing mandatory retirement at age 60?

  • Healthy Sigh of Relief for Toronto Commuters Using the TTC

    The sigh of relief must be tremendous for Toronto commuters who rely on the TTC  to get around because on March 30, the Toronto Transit Commission Labour Disputes Resolution Act, 2011, was passed by the legislature to make TTC an essential service. Now, let it be known that henceforth strikes and lockouts at the Toronto…