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School board convicted for violation of OHSA

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • September 27 2012

The Ottawa Catholic District School Board was recently fined $275,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act relating to an explosion in a school classroom that killed a student who was participating in a class project

Employer rights and obligations during the election period

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 4 2012

The local provincial byelections for the ridings of KitchenerWaterloo and Vaughan are fast approaching

Death of Ottawa student results in OHSA charges against school board

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 3 2012

Charges were laid on January 24, 2012 against the Ottawa Catholic District School Board under the Occupational Health and Safety Act, relating to the death of Eric Leighton, a grade 12 student at Mother Theresa High School, in the Ottawa, Ontario area

Employer rights and obligations during the election period

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • September 13 2011

The provincial election in Ontario is fast approaching

New CSA standard for first responders - ANCGSBCSA Z1610-11

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • May 10 2011

CSA Standards and the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) have developed the first national standard for protection of first responders from Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) events

Election perspectives: employment and labour

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 6 2011

For any government facing a recession or rebuilding following one, jobs are key

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act: first steps

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
  • -
  • February 17 2011

The Accessibilities for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA or the Act) was introduced by the Ontario government in 2005

Federal Court of Appeal follows "Scugog" case and grants Pessamit police labour certification

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 1 2011

This case is a judicial review filed by the applicant Conseil des Innus de Pessamit (the Council) against a decision of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (the CIRB

Cost recovery under the human rights system - is it just an urban legend?

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • April 28 2010

The ability to recover legal costs incurred in pursuing or defending a human rights complaint has been the subject of debate for years

Ontario Superior Court dismisses an application for judicial review for employment termination due to unjustified delay in filing

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • February 17 2010

In a labour law context, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed the application for judicial review sought by Patricia Magiskan ( the applicant ) of the decision by the Chief of Police of the Nashnawbe-Aski Police Service ( NAPS ) to terminate her employment, and of the subsequent decision of terminating her appointment as a First Nations Constable by the Ontario Provincial Police ( OPP ) Commissioner due to unjustified delay in filing of application