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New Federally Regulated Workplace Harassment And Violence Prevention Regulations

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On January 1, 2021, the Government of Canada's Bill C-65 Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations SOR/2020-130 came into effect.

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Danielle Johnson
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Originally published on the 19th October 2021

On January 1, 2021, the Government of Canada's Bill C-65 Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations SOR/2020-130 (the "Regulation") came into effect. The new Regulation, which applies to federal workplaces (including the federally regulated private sector, the federal public service and parliamentary workplaces):

  • is intended to provide guidance to federal employers regarding the design and implementation of their workplace harassment and violence prevention policies and procedures, to facilitate employees' understanding of their legal rights and employers' knowledge of their duties
  • defines "harassment and violence" under subsection 122(1) of Part II of the Canada Labour Code as,

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