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WSIB announces 2020 premium rates For the fourth year in a row, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) premiums are heading down.

How recent developments are impacting the Canadian construction & infrastructure sector The prompt payment movement is spreading throughout Canada, and it is critical for players in the Canadian construction and infrastructure sector – including owners, developers, contractors, sub-contractors, lenders, construction managers, architects and engineers – to be aware of ongoing developments and the related implications so they can prepare and respond effectively.

MoL blitzes to focus on musculoskeletal disorders and PPE use The Ministry of Labour has announced a series of workplace safety blitzes aimed at all sectors—and in particular at workers in the construction sector.

Six Figures, No Suits A new documentary series takes viewers behind the scenes at massive excavation and drilling projects in Alabama, Wisconsin and Toronto.

WSIB to eliminate unfunded liability charge Labour Minister Monte McNaughton announced on September 24 that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will eliminate its unfunded liability charge beginning January 2020. The change is expected to reduce the overall cost of insurance premiums to Ontario businesses by $607 million.

IO releases 2019 P3 Market Update The latest update from Infrastructure Ontario (IO) on the size and scope of the province’s market for public-private partnerships (P3s) reveals more than $65 billion worth of projects planned and underway.