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Fleet Safety Council Annual Conference updates
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Full agenda available now
The Fleet Safety Council (FSC) Conference Committee is excited to announce that the full conference agenda is now available. Click on the links below for complete details:
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FSC sponsorship booths sell out
The FSC Conference Committee is excited to announce that all booths are now sold out. However, there are other sponsorship opportunities available. Please download the sponsorship opportunities chart to view all of the available options:
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FSC chapters summer break
By now, most of the FSC chapters are taking their summer break for July and August. Many chapters hosted special event meetings in June and elections to wrap up the year. Congratulations to all of the FSC chapters on another successful year of meetings.
Stay safe this summer!
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FSC Eastern Chapter meeting,
hosted by Giant Tiger
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FSC Central Chapter meeting
and annual BBQ
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FSC policies and procedures
As communicated in the Q2 message from the JEC chairs and through the chapter meetings, the FSC has drafted new corporate bylaws. They are available for feedback and comment from the membership until September 30, 2025.
Use the buttons to download a copy of the bylaws, or use the form to provide your feedback.
Alongside the bylaw revisions, the FSC is also developing new policies to support our ongoing partnership and commitment with IHSA. As the FSC finalizes these policies, we will circulate them for your input and feedback.
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IHSA all-staff meeting
Earlier this month, IHSA’s provincewide workforce gathered at the Association’s Etobicoke headquarters to reconnect, learn, and grow together.
Expert guests spoke about many key topics, including strategies for building trust, artificial intelligence, substance use, and wellness—providing IHSA staff with essential knowledge to better serve our members and improve health and safety outcomes.
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WSPS & IHSA host Partners in Prevention 2025
IHSA joined Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS) to host the 2025 Partners in Prevention Central Conference in Mississauga on May 27.
More than 400 participants heard from industry experts on topics including conducting root cause analyses, building psychologically supportive workplaces, and balancing safety and business.
Stay tuned for details about upcoming Partners in Prevention events in Kitchener, Thunder Bay, and Niagara Falls.
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IHSA training
Did you know that IHSA trained 27,743 workers in 3,255 instructor-led courses between January and May 2025? These figures include sessions taught at IHSA facilities and customer locations, courses from external partners, and reserved courses. We also had 7,704 participants take an eLearning course.
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IHSA's CEO receives award
Enzo Garritano, IHSA's President and CEO, was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal during a ceremony at Queen’s Park on May 20.
The medal recognizes individuals who have made a profound and lasting contribution to Ontario and to Canada. It was created to mark the coronation of His Majesty King Charles III and will be awarded to 30,000 people.
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Latest episodes of the IHSA Safety Podcast
The IHSA Safety Podcast is a free podcast that seeks to improve the lives of workers in Ontario. Listen to the latest episodes now:
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Heat stress FAQs from IHSA
Need to access some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) when it comes to heat stress? IHSA has created a thorough FAQ page to help you get the answers you need.
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Heat stress resources and toolkit
When it is this hot, it is important to keep in mind the hazards workers can face when working outdoors. While hot weather is great when you are relaxing at home, it can become a serious health hazard at work.
IHSA has a variety of heat-related safety resources. We also provide access to the Heat Stress Toolkit, created last year by the Centre for Research in Occupational Safety & Health (CROSH) and the Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Inc. (OHCOW).
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Proposal: Restricted Towing Zones - Tow Zone Program
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is proposing a regulation designating restricted towing zones under the Towing and Storage Safety Enforcement Act, which would replace the current regulation under the Highway Traffic Act. The proposed regulation would establish and expand restricted towing zones on provincial highways where only authorized towing service providers can provide towing and recovery services.
The proposal is open for comment until July 10, 2025.
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Canadian Driver's Licence Reference Guide
This helpful resource identifies each of the 13 Canadian jurisdictions (i.e., 10 provinces and 3 territories) and their driver licensing classification system. The content includes driver licence class, type of vehicle permitted to be operated, and restriction/endorsement codes.
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Important IRP info from MTO-Service Ontario
The MTO has notified industry members that previously granted extensions will not be extended past June 30, 2025. In effort to allow MTO and Service Ontario to stabilize the International Registration Plan (IRP) system, an extension for all Ontario IRP registered carriers with plates expiring between March 31 and May 31, 2025, was granted so that they would remain valid through to June 30, 2025.
No further IRP registration extensions will be provided.
The MTO is encouraging all IRP registered carriers with renewals that expire between March 31 and June 30, 2025 to submit their renewal applications as soon as possible, if they have not already done so. All IRP applications are now being processed within the service commitments posted on the Ministry of Transportation's website.
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Update: Manitoba moving forward with National Safety Code number marking requirements on trucks, now effective August 1
Manitoba has changed the effective date from July 1 to August 1, 2025, for the requirement that instructs all trucks that operate into and through Manitoba to display their National Safety Code number (NSC#). Out-of-province carriers are not exempt from this requirement when travelling in Manitoba.
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CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced that Operation Safe Driver Week will take place from July 13 to 19, 2025. This is a safe-driving enforcement and outreach initiative aimed at improving driving behaviors through education, traffic-enforcement strategies, and driver interactions with law enforcement.
The focus of this year’s initiative is reckless, careless, or dangerous driving. Any person who drives a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property is driving recklessly. Careless/dangerous driving is defined as operating a vehicle without due care and attention or reasonable consideration for other motorists or people on the road.
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Survey: Are you in HR and employ people in the skilled trades?
If you are an HR professional involved in the employment of skilled trades professionals, your insight is incredibly valuable.
The Canadian Institute for Safety, Wellness, and Performance (CISWP) is conducting a Canada-wide survey to learn how organizations attract, accommodate, and support people working in the skilled trades who have disabilities.
Your experience can shape solutions that make the skilled trades more accessible and inclusive. This survey is open to all Canadian HR professionals.
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Study: Do you provide workplace supports to workers with chronic health conditions?
A new study from the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is investigating whether changes in Canadian workplaces are changing support requests from workers with disabilities or chronic health conditions, as well as impacting the ways that workplaces provide supports and accommodations.
If you work with employees in your organization to plan, provide, or negotiate workplace supports and accommodations, the study team wants to hear from you. This includes supervisors or managers, human resources professionals, disability managers, union representatives, OHS professionals, and others.
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CAA: Worst Roads campaign
Since 2003, CAA's annual Worst Roads campaign has influenced change. Repaving and repair work has been done on many of the roads on Ontario's Worst Roads list, with more to come.
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CTA: Exposing the Underground Economy
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has requested that the federal government address the issue of driver misclassification.
In a recent article from CBC News, several representatives from the transportation industry expressed their views on this matter.
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Toronto and Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving Championship winners
Both the Toronto and the Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving championships recently hosted their events. Click on the links below to learn more about the winners:
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What's new
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Network News
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Transportation Network News archive
Are you looking for a past edition of IHSA's Transportation Network News? View the current edition along with an archive of all past releases.
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