Maximum fines increase for first time since 1996
Nova Scotia has passed legislation that increases the fines levied under the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act, as of May 19, 2011.
The maximum fine remains at $250,000 for a first offence and rises to $500,000 for additional offences within five years. The maximum fine for an offence involving a death is $500,000, under the new legislation.
It is the province’s first increase since the maximum fine was set at $250,000 in 1996.
The amendments were recommended by the Occupational Health and Safety Advisory Council, with equal representation from unionized and non-unionized employers and employees.
