Health and Safety Committees

Last Updated: November 2022

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).

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Canada

Canada Labour Code, Part II (R.S.C. 1985, C. L-2)

Policy Health and Safety Committees

Section 134.1

Work Place Health and Safety Committees

Section 135

Provisions Common to Policy Committees and Work Place Committees

135.1 — 135.2

Health and Safety Representatives

136 — 137

Policy Committees, Work Place Committees and Health and Safety Representatives Regulations (SOR/2015-164)

Alberta

Occupational Health and Safety Act (S.A. 2020, c. O-2.2)

Part 2 Health and Safety Committees, Representatives and Programs

Occupational Health and Safety Code (Alta. Reg. 191/2021)

Part 13 Joint Health and Safety Committees and Health and Safety Representatives

British Columbia

Workers Compensation Act (R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 492)

Part 2 Occupational Health and Safety

Division 5 - Joint Committees and Worker Representatives

Manitoba

Workplace Safety and Health Act (C.C.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 Workplace Safety and Health Committees and Representatives

New Brunswick

Occupational Health and Safety Act (S.N.B. 1983, c. O-0.2)

Joint Health and Safety Committees

Sections 14 – 16

Health and Safety Representatives

Sections 17 – 18

Newfoundland and Labrador

Occupational Health and Safety Act (R.S.N.L. 1990, c. O-3)

Section 37 Committees

Section 38 Membership of committees

Section 38.1 Committee training

Section 39 Duties of committee

Section 40 Meetings of committee

Section 41 Worker representative

Section 42 Election of representative

Section 42.1 Workplace designate

Section 42.2 Order re: worker representative

Section 43 Posting name

Section 44 Duties of representative

Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2012 (N.L.R. 5/12)

Part IV Occupational Health and Safety Committees, Representatives and Designates

Northwest Territories

Safety Act (R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. S-1)

Health and Safety

Section 7.1 Committee and representative

Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees Code of Practice (Effective May 31, 2018)

Nova Scotia

Occupational Health and Safety Act (S.N.S. 1996, c. 7)

Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees

Sections 29 to 32

Health and Safety Representatives

Section 33

Nunavut

Safety Act (R.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. S-1)

Health and Safety

Section 7 Safety Program

Section 7.1 Committee and representative

Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committees Code of Practice (Effective May 31, 2018)

Ontario

Occupational Health and Safety Act (R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1),

Section 8 Mandatory selection of health and safety representative

Section 9 Application

Joint Health and Safety Committees - Exemption from Requirements (O. Reg. 385/96)

Guide for health and safety committees and representatives (February 2022)

Part II: Administration

Joint Health and Safety Committees

Health and safety representatives

Prince Edward Island

Occupational Health and Safety Act (R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. O-1.01)

Policy

Section 24 Occupational health and safety policy

Committee

Section 25 Joint occupational health and safety committee

Representative

Section 26 Occupational health and safety representative

Quebec

Act respecting occupational health and safety (CQLR c. S-2.1)

Part IV Health and Safety Committees

Part V Safety Representative

Regulation respecting health and safety committees (CQLR c. S-2.1, r. 5 O.C. 2025-83)

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, 2020 (c. S-15.1 R.10)

Part 4, Committees and Representatives

Yukon Territory

Workers’ Safety And Compensation Act (S.Y. 2021, c. 11)

Part 3 Workplace Health and Safety

Division 3 Health and Safety Committees and Worker Health and Safety Representatives

Health & Safety Committees

OH&S Legislation in Canada - Basic Responsibilities