Alberta's Occupational Health And Safety Code Survey Launches

On March 30, 2021, the Alberta Government launched an online survey to gather the province's opinion on the proposed changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Code (the "Code"). This survey is one of the Provincial Government's first steps in their three-year plan of reviewing the Code. The purpose of the review plan is to "improve health and safety outcomes while enabling innovation, competitiveness, and streamlining requirements".

The Province's three-year plan to review and update the Code is in conjunction with the recently introduced and passed as Schedule 2 of Bill 47, Ensuring Safety and Cutting Red Tape Act, which introduces a new Occupational Health and Safety Act  (the "Act"). The new Act is expected come into effect on September 1, 2021.