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Health and Safety Committees
Last Updated: June 2019
Prepared by CCOHS
The following are references to the provincial and federal legislation where you will find the guidelines for joint health and safety committees from the different jurisdictions in Canada. Since legislation interpretation and enforcement varies by jurisdiction, contact your jurisdiction as listed in the Canadian Governmental Occupational Health & Safety Departments (http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/information/govt.html).
This list is prepared by CCOHS as part of the Canadian enviroOSH Legislation service . This service is a comprehensive and easy to search compilation of the full text of Canadian health, safety and environmental legislation and critical guidelines and codes of practice from all jurisdictions. All the legislation is compiled into one convenient location and is regularly updated with amendments highlighted.
Subscribers to this service and paid learners of the CCOHS e-courses have access to the full text of the legislation listed in this document. To become a subscriber please contact Client Services .
OSH Answers
OH&S Legislation in Canada - Basic Responsibilities
Canada
Canada Labour Code, Part II (R.S.C. 1985, C. L-2), Section 135 to 137
Alberta
Occupational Health and Safety Act, S.A. 2017, c. O‑2.1
Part 3, Joint Work Site Health and Safety Committees And Health and Safety Representatives
Occupational Health and Safety Code (2009)
Part 13, Joint Work Site Health and Safety Committee
British Columbia
Workers Compensation Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 492 as amended),
Part 3, Division 4, Sections 125-140
Manitoba
Workplace Safety and Health Act, R.S.M. 1987, c. W210,
Workplace Safety and Health Committees and Representatives
Section 40, Workplace safety and health committee
Section 41 Workplace safety and health representative
Section 41.1 Definition: "employer"
Section 41.2, Information on request
Section 41.3, Accompanying an officer
Workplace Safety and Health Regulation (Man. Reg. 217/2006), Part 3
New Brunswick
Occupational Health and Safety Act (A.N.B. 1983, c. O-0.2) Section 14 to 18
Newfoundland and Labrador
Occupational Health and Safety Act (R.S.N.L. 1990, c. O-3) Section 37 to 40 (Called: Health and Safety Committees)
Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2012, N.L.R. 5/12
Part IV, Occupational Health and Safety Committees, Representatives and Designates
Section 25, Operations of committees, representatives and designates
Northwest Territories
Safety Act (R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. S-1), Section 7
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees Code of Practice
Nova Scotia
Occupational Health and Safety Act, S.N.S. 1996, c. 7
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees
Health and Safety Representatives
Nunavut
Safety Act (R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. S-1), Section 7
Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees Code of Practice
Ontario
Occupational Health and Safety Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1),
Section 8, Mandatory selection of health and safety representative
Joint Health and Safety Committees - Exemption from Requirements, O. Reg. 385/96
Guide for Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSCs) and Representatives in the Workplace
Guide to the Occupational Health and Safety Act,
Part 4, Joint Health and Safety Committees
Part 5, Health and Safety Representatives
Prince Edward Island
Occupational Health and Safety Act (S.P.E.I. 2004, c. 42), Section 25 - 26
Quebec (English language legislation)
Act respecting occupational health and safety (R.S.Q., c. S-2.1) Chapter IV, Section 68 to 97
Regulation respecting health and safety committees (R.R.Q. 1981, c. S-2.1, r. 6.1, O.C. 2025-83) (Called: Health and Safety Committees)
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Employment Act, S.S. 2013, c. S-15.1
Division 4, Occupational Health Committees and Occupational Health and Safety Representatives
Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996, S.S., c. O-1.1, Reg 1
Part IV, Committees and Representatives
Yukon Territory
Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.Y. 2002, c. 159
Safety Committees, Representatives, and Officers
Section 12, Workplaces having 20 or more employees
Section 13, Workplaces having less than 20 employees
Section 14, Training for representatives