Smoke-Free Ontario Act

No smoking and no vaping signs required to be posted under Ontario’s smoke and vape-free legislation

October 31, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Penalties and Fines

The Ontario government has now made available information on the no smoking or no vaping signs required to be posted by employers and others on its website. There are three types of posting requirements under the smoke- and vape-free law, the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 and its accompanying regulation, Ontario Regulation 268/18.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

June 14, 2018 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits

The three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with the bill that will legalize marijuana and the new smoke-free rules related to cannabis, as well as a successful challenge to the right to terminate group benefits for employees aged 65 and older.

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Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk

March 24, 2016 Cristina Lavecchia Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Human Rights, Notice, Damages and Settlements, Payroll, Pensions and Benefits, Wages and Compensation

Three popular articles this week on HRinfodesk deal with: a case that looks at employment relationships, particularly between dependent and independent contractors; a case that looks at workplace accommodation for an employee who uses medical marijuana; and proposed amendments to Ontario legislation in relation to the public use of e-cigarettes and medical marijuana, that would have a variety of impacts on the public, businesses, and employers.

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Protection from second-hand smoke from e-cigarettes and medical marijuana in Ontario

March 21, 2016 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Employee Relations, Health and Safety, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Union Relations

On March 10, 2016, the Ontario government proposed amendments to the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, the Electronic Cigarettes Act, 2015 and its regulations (Ontario Regulation 48/06 and Ontario Regulation 337/15), in relation to the public use of e-cigarettes and medical marijuana, that would have a variety of impacts on the public, businesses and employers in Ontario.

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Trucker fined for smoking in his vehicle considered at work

October 14, 2009 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Health and Safety, Human Resources

This month, an Ontario truck driver was fined $305 for smoking in his vehicle, because it is also considered his workplace. Under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act, smoking is prohibited at all workplaces in the province, and this includes a vehicle that is deemed a place of work in the Act. This makes me wonder…

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