Federal Government Proposes Work Place Harassment And Violence Prevention Regulations

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On April 27, 2019 the Federal Government proposed the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations under the Canada Labour Code (the "Regulations") to assist in the prevention of harassment and violence in the workplace in federally regulated workplaces prescribed under Part II of the Canada Labour Code. These proposed Regulations support Bill C-65, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (harassment and violence), the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act and the Budget Implementation Act, 2017 No.1 ("Bill C-65") and will replace the violence prevention provisions of the Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, the Maritime Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, and the On Board Trains Occupational Safety and Health Regulations.