Amendments To The Canada Labour Code Respecting Occupational Health And Safety

On December 12, 2013 Bill C-4 "Economic Action Plan 2013 Act No. 2" received royal assent from the Parliament of Canada. The very lengthy Bill, also known as the federal government's omnibus budget legislation, focuses on economics but also revises key federal labour laws.

Amendments to the Canada Labour Code will come into effect on October 31, 2014 and are reviewed below. 

Defining "Danger"

The definition of "danger" within s.122(1) is being repealed and replaced with the following:

"danger" means any hazard, condition or activity that could reasonably be expected to be an imminent or serious threat to the life or health of a person exposed to it before the hazard or condition can be corrected or the activity altered;