October 23, 2026 (Toronto) – DriverCheck Inc., Canada’s leading provider of drug and alcohol testing and occupational health services, is proud to announce Bouchier, a 100% Indigenous-owned and operated company specializing in civil contracting, facility services and logistics, as the recipient of the 2026 DriverCheck Award for Canada’s Safest Mining & Natural Resources Employer. The award was presented at the 16th Annual Canada’s Safest Employers Awards Gala on October 22, 2026, in Toronto.

The DriverCheck Award for Canada’s Safest Mining & Natural Resources Employer recognizes organizations that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to workplace health, safety, and employee wellbeing across Canada’s mining and natural resources sector. Selected by a panel of workplace health and safety leaders, recipients are recognized for their efforts to build strong safety cultures, proactively manage risk, support fitness-for-duty initiatives, and continuously improve workplace safety.

Bouchier was selected from a group of four Excellence Awardees, alongside Dufferin Aggregates, Klohn Crippen Berger, and NPLH Drilling. Each organization demonstrated a strong commitment to protecting workers and advancing health and safety within the mining and natural resources industry.

“Congratulations to Bouchier on receiving the 2026 DriverCheck Award for Canada’s Safest Mining & Natural Resources Employer,” said Maggie Dunnett, President of DriverCheck. “Mining and natural resources operations face unique workplace health and safety challenges. Recognizing organizations that prioritize the wellbeing of their employees and contractors is an important part of advancing safety across the industry. At DriverCheck, we are proud to support employers in building strong safety cultures and creating healthier, safer workplaces.”

The award was presented by Dr. Jonathan W. Davids, Chief Medical Officer of DriverCheck during the gala, which brought together organizations and safety leaders from across Canada to celebrate achievements in workplace health and safety.

DriverCheck is proud to sponsor the Awards for the third consecutive year, recognizing organizations that are leading the way in workplace safety. As a provider of fitness-for-duty and occupational health services to safety-sensitive industries across Canada, DriverCheck works with employers to help protect workers at all stages of the employee lifecycle.

For more information about DriverCheck and the Canada’s Safest Employers Awards, visit DriverCheck.ca and safestemployers.com.

About DriverCheck

Founded in 1996, DriverCheck is Canada’s Fitness for Duty expert and the country’s leading provider of workplace medical testing and assessments. With a network of more than 1,200 clinics across the country and a team of medical professionals and regulatory experts, DriverCheck serves thousands of employers in a variety of safety-sensitive industries, including transportation, oil and gas, aviation, rail, mining, construction, healthcare, manufacturing, and forestry. Each year, DriverCheck conducts hundreds of thousands of on-site and clinic-based medical tests and provides a wide variety of occupational health and fitness-for-duty services, including drug and alcohol testing, pre-employment medicals, physical abilities tests, regulated medical surveillance testing and medical cannabis reviews. In addition, DriverCheck provides on-site medical staffing solutions for employers across Canada. Learn more about DriverCheck’s solutions to build a healthier and safer world at DriverCheck.ca 