Data on work refusals reported to provincial labour authorities shows there's been a spike in the number of people who have formally refused to work citing dangerous conditions. Workplace concernsCBC asked the provinces for data on work refusals related to COVID-19 related to concerns such as inadequate physical distancing or lack of protective equipment. 5:01Ontario has seen the largest number of work refusals: 280 from January to June. There have been COVID-19-related work refusals in other provinces as well, although the overall numbers remain low. The Ontario labour ministry said that "large portions of the COVID-19 work refusals were initiated by workers who have limited rights to refuse work under the OHSA."

Source: CBC News June 22, 2020 07:52 UTC