RETURN TO WORK: Complying With Provincial Health Guidelines

In recent weeks, the Québec government has authorized businesses to invite their employees progressively to return to their physical workplaces. Accordingly, employers are obligated to comply with various public health guidelines and implement preventive measures in an effort to stave off the spread of COVID-19 as economies reopen.

To support businesses in this process, the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail ("CNESST") created a toolkit to assist workplaces across economic sectors in resuming or continuing their operations in compliance with provincial public health guidelines. Comprised mainly of sanitation standards guides, quick reference guides, checklists, and informational posters, the toolkit contains resources applicable across all workplaces, as well as sector specific instructions aimed at ensuring that employees can return to work under the safest and healthiest conditions possible.