health and safety

The University of Toronto (UofT) Centre for Design + Health Innovation has released a new, comprehensive study, “Reimagining Long-Term Care Architecture in Post-Pandemic Ontario—and Beyond.” The report, supported by the Ontario Association…

MONTREAL — Quebec's decision allowing long-term care centres to house up to four residents per room will put people at risk without freeing up hospital beds, according to a patients rights advocate.The Health Department's new directive…

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital’s Bloorview Research Institute (BRI) kicked off construction on the final phase of its largest research expansion in its history. The expansion is entirely funded by an ongoing bold $32-million…

The Healthy Communities Initiative is a $31 million investment from the Government of Canada to transform public spaces in response to COVID-19.COVID-19 has constrained access and use of public spaces in communities across Canada.…

The Canadian Urban Institute (CUI) continues to track the impacts of COVID-19 on Canadian cities, with a third COVID Signpost report that signals a growing disconnect between virus-related research and recovery response.   According to the…

TORONTO – Workers sifting through the rubble of a partially collapsed building in London, Ont., recovered the body of a second victim, city officials said on Sunday of the construction mishap that also killed the father of an infant.The…

According to a survey released by the Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario (RCCAO), COVID-19 has significantly affected Ontario’s civil and engineering contractors and resulted in a dramatic drop in tenders being issued…

The COVID-19 pandemic presents a long-overdue opportunity for an assessment of the need to renovate outdated long-term care (LTC) facilities across the province, and make sure that professional tradespeople doing the work are properly…

Between June 16 and June 19, 2020, the Ontario Construction Secretariat (OCS) led a Contractor’s Survey of 200 ICI (Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional) contractors from across Ontario. This survey provides insight on how the…

Ontario Ombudsman is launching an investigation into the oversight of long-term care homes by the province’s Ministry of Long-Term Care and Ministry of Health during the COVID-19 pandemic.The investigation will focus on whether the…