Updates from Consult Carswell
Alberta launches website for francophones
Alberta’s provincial government has launched a French version of its government website, available at www.bonjour.alberta.ca. The site contains information about francophone schools, employment counselling, immigration, legal information and family and health services. Employers with French-speaking employees may find this site useful, and may want to distribute it to workers.
B.C. enhances some criminal record checks
People working with children in the care of the Ministry of Children and Family Development are now subject to enhanced criminal records checks. This applies to care providers contracted to the ministry, delegated Aboriginal agencies, foster home workers, prospective adoptive parents and licensed adoption agencies. The three aspects of the enhancements are: record checks will occur every three years (instead of every five); seven criminal databases will be checked; and the ministry conducts the records checks, not the care providers. More information about the Criminal Records Review Program is available at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/ criminal-records-review.
Nova Scotia toughens impaired driving penalties
Drivers caught with a blood alcohol reading in the “warn” range of 0.05 to 0.08 are subject to longer driver’s licence suspensions as of Oct. 26. Previously, licences could be suspended for 24 hours. Now, a licence can be suspended for seven days for a first offence, 15 days for a second offence and 30 for a third. Employers with safe driving policies may need to update policies and inform employees who drive in the course of their job duties.
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