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Yeah American employer’s obsession with drug testing is weird. I’ve never even heard of an instance of a job drug testing here in Canada. Not in retail, not in a professional office position, nowhere.
I'm pretty sure it's downstream from the war on drugs, which was motivated largely by racism (and anti left wing sentiment, to some extent)
From what I'm finding it's legal in Canada but you need a valid reason to do it
https://www.peninsulagrouplimited.com/ca/resource-hub/employer-advice/pre-employment-drug-testing-in-canada/
Ah yeah and that totally makes sense. Doing it for everything is just crazy though. Seems like a waste of time for everyone involved
Some employers have even begun testing for nicotine. They don't want anyone on staff who smokes because smokers take breaks.
Seriously? That’s absurd wow
Yeah it's largely in the hospital world. It's a bad look for healthcare or some bullshit they say. I used to work in that world.
"We're going to start testing for piss, because we hear people take breaks for that too."
Lots of places in Canada drug test, but it's mostly construction. Also, last time I was looking for work, it was a swab instead of a piss test, so at least they're getting more reasonable
I think there's only some instances you can legally do it in Canada. I think in the transportation and health care sector it's possible.
Random testing is legally hard, pre-hire is easier (but they still need an excuse, grocery stores aren't likely to have one).