OHS Canada Magazine

Aug. 7, 2026, Saint John, N.B. – WorkSafeNB is expanding its proactive mental health monitoring initiative to include the Moncton Fire Department and New Brunswick C...

Aug. 5, 2026, Jasper, Alta. – Alberta’s government is facing workplace safety related charges in the death of a firefighter who was struck by a tree about two years ago while tackling the massive wildfire in Jasper National Park.

Alberta Occupational Health and Safety says the wildland firefighter was employed by the minister of forestry and parks when...

Aug. 4, 2026, Vancouver, B.C. – The union representing Metro Vancouver outside workers says it has withdrawn members from liquid-waste operations in Burnaby, B.C., after a sewage spill that it says put workers at risk last week.

The Greater Vancouver Regional District Employees’ Union says the spill into Vancouver Harbour from July 26 to 29 contributed...

July 30, 2026, Niagara, Ont. – A migrant farm worker’s death on a road in Ontario’s Niagara Region is the latest in a long list of similar tragedies, advocates say as they call for urgent reforms to Canada’s seasonal worker program, from safer rural roads to the end of work permits that tie labourers to a single employer.

Sinhue Garcia, 39, was killed ...

July 29, 2026, Ottawa, Ont. – A new national survey reveals that Canadians overwhelmingly support enhanced health and safety enforcement and stronger worker protections as the fede...