Sample Sidebar Module

This is a sample module published to the sidebar_top position, using the -sidebar module class suffix. There is also a sidebar_bottom position below the menu.

Sample Sidebar Module

This is a sample module published to the sidebar_bottom position, using the -sidebar module class suffix. There is also a sidebar_top position below the search.

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Category: Legal Forum

Foreign and local carriers with trucks on the road in Ontario should be aware that Operation Safe Driver Week commences July 15, 2018. During that week (July 15-21), law enforcement around North America will be targeting unsafe driving behaviour and it is expected that there will be concentrated efforts of the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to target and remove unsafe vehicles from the road. 

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Category: Legal Forum

There are many advantages to contracting with owner operators instead of employee drivers. However, carriers that operate within Ontario only (i.e., no cross-border or extra-provincial transportation) may find that a recent change to the Ontario employment laws means that many owner operators (also referred to as independent contractors) could be reclassified as employees. 

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Heather C. Devine, Partner, Isaacs & Co., Barristers & Solicitors

If your company’s business model includes contracting with independent contractors in Ontario for driving services, you should consider that on November 5, 2018, the Ontario Ministry of Labour recently ruled that a