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CCOHS was created in 1978 by an Act of Parliament – Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act S.C., 1977–78, c. 29. The act was based on the belief that all Canadians had "...a fundamental right to a healthy and safe working environment".
The Canada Labour Code (French: Code canadien du travail) is an Act of the Parliament of Canada to consolidate certain statutes respecting labour. The objective of the Code is to facilitate production by controlling strikes & lockouts , occupational safety and health , and some employment standards.
The Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Regulation of British Columbia is the primary source of law governing workplace health and safety, which was most recently amended in 2016. It sets the standard to which workplaces must attain when inspected by WorkSafeBC , unless they are exempt from inspection, e.g. mines.
Statutory Orders and Regulations (SOR) is a legal term and filing system that allows the Government of Canada to function by regulation subsidiary to legislation. SOR documents are published in the Canada Gazette. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The BCRSP is a public interest, not-for-profit, ISO 17024 accredited [1] and ISO 9001 [2] certified organization and deals with the principles of health and safety as a profession in Canada. [3] The first Board of Governors was composed of 15 professionals from a cross-section of safety disciplines.
[138] [139] The main statutory legislation on health and safety in the jurisdiction of the Department of Employment and Labour is the OHS Act or OHSA (Act No. 85 of 1993: Occupational Health and Safety Act, as amended by the Occupational Health and Safety Amendment Act, No. 181 of 1993). [138] Regulations implementing the OHS Act include: [140]
Canada Labour Code, 1967; Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968–69; Arctic Waters Pollution Prevention Act, 1970; Consumer Packaging and Labeling Act, 1970; Weights and Measures Act, 1970; Divorce Act, 1968 - replaced by Divorce Act, 1985; Canada Wildlife Act, 1973; National Symbol of Canada Act, 1975; Anti-Inflation Act 1975; Immigration Act, 1976
Canada's varied labour laws are a result of its geography, historical, and cultural variety. This expressed in law through the treaty-/land-based rights of individual indigenous nations, the distinct French-derived law system of Quebec, and the differing labour codes of each of the provinces and territories.