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Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (SOR/2020-130)

Regulations are current to 2025-06-25 and last amended on 2021-07-01. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Joint development or identification

  •  (1) An employer and the applicable partner must jointly develop or identify the training on work place harassment and violence that is to be provided to employees, the employer and the designated recipient.

  • Marginal note:Required training elements

    (2) The training must be specific to the culture, conditions and activities of the work place and include the following elements:

    • (a) the elements of the work place harassment and violence prevention policy;

    • (b) a description of the relationship between work place harassment and violence and the prohibited grounds of discrimination set out in subsection 3(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act; and

    • (c) a description of how to recognize, minimize, prevent and respond to work place harassment and violence.

  • Marginal note:Joint review and update

    (3) An employer and the applicable partner must jointly review and, if necessary, update the training at least once every three years and following any change to an element of the training.

  • Marginal note:Employee

    (4) An employer must ensure that an employee is provided with the training

    • (a) within three months after the day on which their employment begins or, in the case of an employee whose employment began before the day on which these Regulations come into force, within one year after the day on which these Regulations come into force;

    • (b) at least once every three years after that; and

    • (c) following any update to the training under subsection (3) or their assignment to a new activity or role for which there is an increased or specific risk of work place harassment and violence.

  • Marginal note:Designated recipient

    (5) An employer must ensure that the designated recipient is provided with the training before assuming their duties under these Regulations and at least once every three years after that.

  • Marginal note:Employer

    (6) An employer must undergo the training within one year after the day on which these Regulations come into force and at least once every three years after that.


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