About CanOSH

The purpose of this site is to enable Canadians to easily and independently locate Canadian occupational safety and health (OSH) information for the purpose of legal compliance, improving workplace health and safety practices and ultimately to facilitate the acquisition of information required for reduction in workplace fatalities, injuries and illnesses. It is designed to provide Canadians with a convenient and efficient way to access the health and safety information provided by the federal, provincial and territorial government agencies responsible for OSH, Workers' Compensation Boards and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS).

This site was created and is maintained by CCOHS as an information source for Canadians.

Use the links on the left to access information from the sites of government agencies responsible for occupational safety and health and/or workers' compensation.

  • OSH Partners - Canadian government agencies in the initial creation of the CanOSH web site.
  • OSH Web Sites - Canadian government agencies with responsibility for OSH and/or Workers' Compensation.
  • Search Engine - Search the content of the government sites listed under OSH Web Sites.
  • Legislation - Links to the full text of acts, regulations and related documents.
  • Topics - Topic-based collections of OSH information
  • Publications - Publications collections available from government agencies.
  • Statistics - Illness and injury statistics from various agencies.
  • Training - Education, training programs and services provided by government agencies.
  • Research - Research and research programs.
  • Good Practice - Guidelines, codes of practice, procedures manuals, regulations, and other documents that recommend work procedures and process that promote safety and health.
  • Programs - Systems and programs.
  • News & Events - News releases, upcoming events, etc.
  • Discussions - Message-based discussion groups.
  • Resources - Directories of Internet resources, libraries, etc.
  • About CanOSH - Purpose of this web site.

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