Tag: Cannabis & Workplace Impairment
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Ontario WSIB Policy re Cannabis for Medical Purposes
The Ontario Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) published a new Operational Policy, Cannabis for Medical Purposes, which is effective as of March 1, 2019. The Policy sets out the circumstances in which medical cannabis may be a "necessary, appropriate, and sufficient health care treatment as a result of a work-related injury or disease . . .
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Recap: Coming Into Force on January 1, 2019
Effective January 1, 2019, amendments to Alberta, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec labour and employment legislation and regulations came into force . . .
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Quebec Bill 2 re Cannabis Regulation
Quebec introduced Bill 2, An Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis, for first reading on December 5, 2018. Bill 2 amends the Cannabis Regulation Act (enacted earlier this year) to impose certain stricter requirements on the regulation of cannabis in Quebec . . .
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Federal CCOHS Guidance re Cannabis in the Workplace
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) has published a new Fact Sheet regarding cannabis in the workplace: "Impairment at Work – Reporting and Responding". The new fact sheet provides guidance on when and how impairment at work should be reported . . .
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Ontario Cannabis Act & Regulations in Force
Ontario Bill 36, Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018, received royal assent and the government published a series of regulations related to the new cannabis framework. The Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 (SFOA), (as well as most of the Cannabis Act, 2017) and these new regulations came into force on October 17, 2018 . . .
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B.C. Education re Cannabis Impairment in the Workplace
WorkSafeBC announced that it is launching an education campaign regarding cannabis impairment in the workplace. The announcement reminds employers that current occupational health and safety requirements and obligations regarding impairment and fitness for work apply to cannabis use . . .
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Ontario Bill 36 re Cannabis Referred for Third Reading
Ontario has ordered Bill 36, Cannabis Statute Law Amendment Act, 2018 for third reading, suggesting that it may be passed in time to be a part of the new cannabis regime coming into force on October 17, 2018 . . .
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Ontario Human Rights Commission Guidance re Cannabis
The Ontario Human Rights Commission has released new policy guidance on human rights and cannabis. The guidance includes a policy statement on cannabis at work and the duty to accommodate as well as a series of Qs & As . . .
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B.C. Regulation re Cannabis – Consumption in Public & Workplaces
B.C. filed regulation 204/2018 (OIC 542/2018) Cannabis Control Regulation, which includes further details on cannabis consumption in public places and employer liability . . .
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Regulatory Guidance re Cannabis in the Workplace (Part III)
This is Part III of a series of posts regarding regulatory guidance with respect to cannabis in the workplace. In this post, I review guidance provided by New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Quebec . . .
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