This page contains commonly asked questions and answers about policies and legislation related to substance use and abuse.
What is the current legal drinking age in Canada?
Legal Drinking Age by Province, in Canada:
http://www.ccsa.ca/eng/topics/legislation/LegalDrinkingAge/Pages/default.aspx
For specific questions, contact your provincial alcohol commission:
http://calj.org/CALJMembers.aspx
Where can I find information on workplace drug policies?
Here are some basic resources on workplace drug policies:
Substance Abuse in the Workplace:
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/psychosocial/substance.html
Alcohol/Drug Policy Development and Employee Testing: [PDF]
http://www.albertahealthservices.ca/AddictionsSubstanceAbuse/if-wrk-its-our-bus-policy-dev-employee-drug-testing.pdf
Developing and implementing workplace alcohol and drug policies:
http://www.apolnet.ca/resources/education/tc_workplacebarbpkg.pdf#search=%22Developing%20
and%20implementing%20workplace%20alcohol%20and%20drug%20policies%20%22
The CCSA Workplace topic page lists general resources on substance use and the workplace:
http://www.ccsa.ca/eng/topics/populations/Workplace/Pages/default.aspx
Here are some examples of workplace drug policies:
APOLNET's Examples of Workplace Alcohol Policies page:
http://www.apolnet.ca/thelaw/policies/ap_samples.html#wkplace