Workers need protection from the heat
A new legislative push is needed to modernize provincial workplace rules to account for rising temperatures as well as poor air quality due to wild fire smoke. Farm labourers, construction workers, landscapers and other outdoor employees face a high risk from heat. Some indoor workers are also at risk from high temperatures in the summer or year round, particularly those in industrial kitchens and certain manufacturing plants.
- ▪A new legislative push is needed to modernize provincial workplace rules to account for rising temperatures as well as poor air quality due to wild fire smoke.
- ▪Farm labourers, construction workers, landscapers and other outdoor employees face a high risk from heat.
- ▪Some indoor workers are also at risk from high temperatures in the summer or year round, particularly those in industrial kitchens and certain manufacturing plants.
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Open this photo in gallery:Workers try to stay hydrated in Toronto as the city grapples with a heat wave on June 23, 2025.Sammy Kogan/The Globe and MailShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountScorching heat waves are becoming a regular feature of Canadian summers, yet not enough attention is being paid to some of the people most at risk of heat-related health problems – outdoor workers. A new legislative push is needed to modernize provincial workplace rules to account for rising temperatures as well as poor air quality due to wild fire smoke. Farm labourers, construction workers, landscapers and other outdoor employees face a high risk from heat.
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