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The WSIB has gone on strike in Ontario for the first time in its history. Seems like a good time to remind everyone that WSIB workers are not paid out of provincial tax revenue - the board's funding comes from the premiums employers pay.
- Patrick Flannery, editor
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Sherrard Kuzz lawyer Angela Powell has shared the following information for employers wondering how the WSIB strike might affect them. As of May 22, 2025, more than 3000 unionized workers at Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board are on strike.
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The Ontario government will soon introduce first-in-Canada changes that are intended, if passed, to create safer workplaces for construction workers by requiring automatic external defibrillators at construction sites.
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Statistics Canada reports that in March, the total value of building permits issued in Canada decreased by $549.4 million (-4.1%) to $12.9 billion. The decrease was led by the non-residential sector (-$716.3 million), and it was tempered by the residential sector (+$166.9 million).
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A paper by U.K. and Hong Kong researchers looks at the development of robotic systems that can take apart existing prefabricated building modules and put them back together in different configurations. The authors think this technology could help address a big barrier to uptake of prefabrication in custom building and renovation: the difficulty of changing designs for particular projects or mid-project.
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Balcony railing installation, in particular, presents a persistent safety risk in residential builds. Whether it’s custom home construction or large-scale multi-unit housing, installing railing systems to balconies late in the build often means compressed timelines, working at height, and navigating tight, elevated spaces – all conditions that amplify risk.
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Alex's injured employee is afraid to go back to work. What's the solution? Post your answer for a chance to win a 20V MAX GRABO Lifter from DEWALT.
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Silica is one of the most common hazards at construction sites. Workers exposed to airborne respirable silica are at an increased risk of developing lung diseases like silicosis, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Meghan Friesen, Occupational Hygienist with the Ontario Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, discusses the hazards and health effects of silica, exposures in the construction industry, and the free online Silica Control Tool.
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High-profile wildfires doing substantial property damage to urban areas in B.C. and Alberta have spurred NRCan to look at creating Canadian building standards for wildfire resistance. The consultation process has just begun, but it seems likely that some day soon we may see new codes requiring resistant windows, doors and other components in wildfire-prone areas. What might these rules look like? How do we determine if a product is sufficiently resistant to external fires? And what is the science behind making frames and glass that resists fire and prevents heat transfer to the home interior? Robin Urquhart has worked on ...
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The difficulty, expense and delay in getting projects approved has been identified as one of the big reasons Ontario is nowhere near its homebuilding goals and not likely to be any time soon. Enter Arash Shahi and his non-profit One Ontario initiative to offer a database of municipal zoning bylaws and regulations that shows where building can happen and whether your project qualifies. One Ontario has the data and the software tools – what it needs now is provincial backing to legitimize regional planning authorities using it. Shahi explains what One Ontario is, what information it can provide and how it could be part of the path forward to getting this province out of its homebuilding logjam.
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