Canada: Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

First, several decision-makers have expressed the opinion that, in matters of psychological workplace injuries, it is not necessary to look for an event that is particularly "violent" or "traumatic". A worker who is exposed to an event that is merely "objectively impactful", or to events that are "unique and particular" and that do not arise from purely personal or subjective considerations, may succeed in proving that they were the victim of a work accident.

The Ontario provincial legislature has addressed various forms of job protection for both union and non-union employees in the "building services sector".

On December 22, Public Safety Canada released updated guidance (the Updated Guidance)1 under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the Act).