Cannabis in the Workplace

Effective Oct. 17, 2018, the non-medical use of cannabis became legal in Canada.

Memorial has a duty to maintain a safe workplace and employees are required to show up fit to work. This has not changed with the legalization of cannabis. For information on cannabis in the workplace at Memorial, please click here.

Determination of Employee or Independent Contractor Status policy

To aid users of the Determination of Employee or Independent Contractor Status policy, an informational video highlighting some of the main points of the policy has been created. Please click here to view the video.

New Policy Resource

The Department of Human Resources is developing a series of quick reference materials related to human resource policies. Each will highlight the key elements of one policy and any recent changes that have occurred through policy revisions.

The first installment covers the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Employment Policy and is available here.