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  • Ontario's New Construction Act: A Guide for Construction Executives

    25/06/2020
    With the second phase of amendments having come into force on October 1, 2019, it is critical for all members of the...

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  • Late Locates Survey

    27/05/2020
    As part of our efforts to try to address the late locates in the province, we have formed a coalition with the...

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  • Ontario Launches Consultations on Infrastructure Priorities outside of the GTHA

    27/05/2015
    The Government of Ontario is launching consultations to inform the design of new infrastructure programs and a...

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  • Ontario Ensuring Workers Understand Rights & Obligations in the Workplace

    27/05/2015
    New changes to Ontario's Employment Standards Act, 2000 came into effect on May 20th that aim to assist workers in...

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  • OSWCA Submission to Standing Committee Bill 6

    27/05/2015
    On May 25, the OSWCA made an oral and written submission to the government Standing Committee on General Government as...

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  • Improving Ontario's One Call System: An RCCAO Study

    15/05/2015
    Recently, the RCCAO released a study entitled Improving Ontario's One Call System: How to achieve more timely utility...

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  • Legal Overview of the College of Trades and its Enforcement Capacities

    12/05/2015
    On May 12, Mike Sherrard (Sherrard Kuzz LLP) presented a broad overview of the evolution of the Ontario College of...

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  • Changes to WHMIS Regulation

    12/05/2015
    Since 1988, the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) has been Canada’s national hazard...

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  • WSIB Rate Framework Reform Proposal

    05/05/2015
    What is the gist of it? The WSIB has developed a proposal to overhaul how it assess and charges employer premiums....

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  • Ministry of Labour Advisory on Ladder Safety

    05/05/2015
    Improper use of ladders on construction projects can pose a hazard and continues to be a major cause of workplace...

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  • CPO Statement on Recent Spike in Falls from Heights

    05/05/2015
    In the past three weeks, the number of falls from heights in this province has been absolutely unacceptable. We have...

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