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Update on Federal Drug and Alcohol Testing Rules March 21 2018
A committee tasked with assisting the federal government on deciding how to impose marijuana testing for workers state that no new federal rules on workplace impairment will be in place before cannabis becomes legal this summer.
The committee is split regarding the issue of drug testing for jobs where impairment could pose a threat to public safety. A number of committee members say this means that the Liberal government likely will not have time to address a number of requests from employers who want rules put in place for safety-sensitive jobs that would allow employers to legally conduct random drug tests.
Currently, there are no federal labour rules regarding drug and alcohol testing outside the military. For more information on the upcoming cannabis legalization please refer to Bill C-45 in the Laws section of our website and look out for our upcoming webinar on this topic taking place in April, 2018.
Source: CBC News
Mise à jour sur les règles fédérales sur les contrôles des drogues et de l’alcool
Un comité chargé d’aider le gouvernement fédéral à décider comment imposer les tests de dépistage de la marijuana aux travailleurs déclare qu’aucune nouvelle réglementation fédérale sur les facultés affaiblies au travail ne sera en place avant que le cannabis ne devienne légal cet été.
Le comité est divisé en ce qui concerne la question du dépistage des drogues pour les emplois où une dégradation des facultés pourrait constituer une menace pour la sécurité publique. Un certain nombre de membres du comité disent que cela signifie que le gouvernement libéral n’aura probablement pas le temps de répondre à un certain nombre de demandes d’employeurs qui veulent des règles pour des emplois désignés critiques pour la sécurité qui permettraient aux employeurs de faire légalement des contrôles aléatoires.
Actuellement, il n’y a aucune législation du travail fédérale concernant les tests de dépistage de drogues et d’alcool en dehors de l’armée. Pour plus d’information sur la légalisation imminente du cannabis, veuillez consulter le projet de loi C-45 dans la section Lois de notre site Web et consultez notre webinaire sur ce sujet en avril 2018.
Source : CBC News
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