Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (SOR/2020-130)
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Regulations are current to 2025-06-25 and last amended on 2021-07-01. Previous Versions
Marginal note:Joint development
10 (1) An employer and the applicable partner must jointly develop a work place harassment and violence prevention policy.
Marginal note:Policy content
(2) The policy must contain the following elements:
(a) the employer’s mission statement regarding the prevention of and protection against harassment and violence in the work place;
(b) a description of the respective roles of the employer, designated recipient, employees, policy committee, work place committee and health and safety representative in relation to harassment and violence in the work place;
(c) a description of the risk factors, internal and external to the work place, that contribute to work place harassment and violence;
(d) a summary of the training that will be provided regarding work place harassment and violence;
(e) a summary of the resolution process, including
(i) the name or identity of the designated recipient, and
(ii) the manner in which a principal party or witness may provide the employer or the designated recipient with notice of an occurrence;
(f) the reasons for which a review and update of the work place assessment must be conducted under subsection 6(1);
(g) a summary of the emergency procedures that must be implemented when an occurrence poses an immediate danger to the health and safety of an employee or when there is a threat of such an occurrence;
(h) a description of the manner in which the employer will protect the privacy of persons who are involved in an occurrence or in the resolution process for an occurrence under these Regulations;
(i) a description of any recourse, in addition to any under the Act or these Regulations, that may be available to persons who are involved in an occurrence;
(j) a description of the support measures that are available to employees; and
(k) the name of the person who is designated to receive a complaint made under subsection 127.1(1) of the Act.
Marginal note:Policy to be made available
(3) An employer must make the policy available to all employees.
Marginal note:Joint review and update
(4) An employer and the applicable partner must jointly review and, if necessary, update the policy at least once every three years and following any change to an element of the policy.
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