In a precedent-setting decision this past November, the Supreme Court of Canada found the City of Sudbury liable for a fatal incident caused by the employee of a company that the city had hired to fix a water main. The decision, which greatly expands the health and safety obligations of an "Owner" under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act, has significant implications for Canada's construction sector.
"The Supreme Court rendered a four-four split on its decision, reflecting a strongly divided opinion on a complex area of occupational health and safety law – namely whether owners of constructions projects are also employers." – Sahil Shoor, partner
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