Your loyal support has helped us grow, and now we need more space to serve you better.

We are pleased to announce that our Sherwood Park clinic is moving!

“Life, if lived well, is long enough…”

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of DriverCheck’s founder, Dr. Chris Page.

Chris passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at his home, on Friday, July 16, 2021, in his 76th year.

Though we are deeply saddened by his early departure, we take some comfort in knowing that Chris lived a full and meaningful life.

In a world where there are billions of social media accounts across a myriad of platforms, it is hard to know which are safe and credible.

Your loyal support has helped us grow, and now we need more space to serve you better.

We are pleased to announce that our Mississauga clinic is moving!v

We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of COVIDdetect, a COVID-19 testing program that empowers organizations and families to Take Control of their health and safety.

We are excited to announce that starting on Tuesday, June 15, our Fort McMurray clinic will be offering COVID-19 antigen testing on a ‘walk-in’ basis.

Most of us shiver just from hearing the words “mask”, “unprecedented”, “social distancing”, “quarantine” and other terms birthed from the COVID-19 pandemic.

We long to move on to brighter days, and put COVID-19 behind us, like a dirty family secret. How nice would it be to zap yourself with the memory eraser from Men in Black? Sign me up!

I’m sure we would all be happy to drop everything we learned during this pandemic, and return to a blissfully naive life.

We are excited to announce that the 4th annual Fitness for Duty Summit will be held virtually on October 5-6, 2021.

At last year’s summit, we asked for you to “Inspire Change” in your workplace, by invoking discussions that would lead to a healthier and safer world. Now that we’ve successfully Inspired Change, it is time to TAKE CONTROL.

This has been a long, arduous year for all Canadians. The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has impacted all of us in one way or another, whether through the loss of someone close to us, shuttering of one’s business, loss of employment/working more hours than usual, financial stress, or isolation, to name a few. The impacts, however, on those individuals who use substances have been unimaginable. We are facing a growing epidemic within our current pandemic, in the form of an opioid crisis. We have also seen a rise in the use of alcohol, cannabis and, other substances over the last year.

When I was younger, I'm ashamed to say that I didn't believe in "anxiety." I thought it was an excuse—an excuse for people's actions, or lack thereof. I'm not sure if that says something about me or society's view on mental health 15 years ago, but I am proud of the progress made, both by society as a whole and within myself.

Roses are red, violets are blue, extended clinic hours, is our gift to you.

We are pleased to announce that starting February 16, our DriverCheck Clinics (Edmonton, Nisku, Sherwood Park and Calgary) will be open for extended hours to support shutdown maintenance season.

We realize that this is a busy time of the season for many, so we are opening our doors longer to help accommodate after-hours requests and streamline your fitness for duty testing requirements!

We have been living with COVID-19 for almost a year now. It has been a year of uncertainty, problem-solving, and resiliency for everyone, especially for those in the workforce. With little direction, employers and employees alike have been left feeling fatigued, overwhelmed, and confused surrounding COVID-19 and occupational health and safety in their workplace.

At DriverCheck, we are frequently asked by employers: "Do I have the right to enforce mandatory COVID-19 testing on my employees?”

To help answer this question, we refer to the recent labour arbitration decision in Christian Labour Association of Canada v Caressant Care Nursing & Retirement Homes dated Dec 9, 2020.

As I prepared for writing this article, I forced myself to get uncomfortable and reflect on the year 2020 (just typing the number makes me feel exhausted, lonely, heavy, and anxious). I needed to allow raw feelings to emerge from the place I've been stuffing them since March. I realized that I could not be alone in these feelings. I know millions of people feel the same way, if not more emotionally defeated by this unprecedented year. This is why I thought this topic was so worthy of your attention.

Our world has changed dramatically since March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that COVID-19 would be characterized as a pandemic. The significance of this and the longevity of the measures we need to follow to prevent massive spread is just starting to become a reality for many.

Please be advised that as part of DriverCheck’s process of continual improvement, we have updated our Occupational Health Assessment document (formerly known as an L2 medical) to align with a more evidence-based approach in conducting occupational health medicals when determining fitness for duty. This will be effective as of Monday, November 2, 2020.

Effective September 26, 2020, each Ontario workplace is now required to conduct daily screening of employees for COVID-19-related symptoms and identified risk factors prior to entry into the work environment (this does not apply to employees working from home). The screening tool should include, at a minimum, the questions identified in the Ministry of Health’s COVID-19 Screening Tool for Workplaces (Businesses and Organizations) document.

Ontario Occupational Health Nurses Association

Keeping Workers Well 2020 - Virtual Conference

Date: Friday September 25, 2020

OOHNA’s 49th annual conference goes virtual, opening with behavioural scientist and international strategic HR expert Dr. Bill Howatt on “Acclimatizing to the “New” Normal”. Other speakers include Dr. Ash Bender, Dr. Maureen Cividino, Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler, and legal experts from Mathews Dinsdale and Hicks, Morley. Executive director, Drew Sousa presents on the new “Work Disability Management” standard. Focussing on occupational health and safety this conference appeals to OH Nurses, physicians, HR, senior administration, students, and Joint Health & Safety committee members.