Health & Safety Regulations Across Canada
Select a province or territory to view its Good Samaritan Act, workplace first aid requirements, and governing body.
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YUKON
- Good Samaritan Act: Emergency Medical Aid Act
- First Aid Requirements: WSCB Part 18 Minimum First Aid Requirements
- Governing Body: Workers' Safety and Compensation Board
Approved Training Agency
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
- Good Samaritan Act: Emergency Medical Aid Act
- First Aid Requirements for Workplaces: Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Governing Body: Workers' Safety & Compensation Commission NT & NU
NUNAVUT
- Good Samaritan Act: Emergency Medical Aid Act
- First Aid Requirements for Workplaces: Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Governing Body: Workers' Safety & Compensation Commission NT & NU
BRITISH COLUMBIA
- Good Samaritan Act: Good Samaritan Act
- First Aid Requirements for Workplaces: OHS Regulation Part 3
- Governing Body: WorkSafe BC
ALBERTA
- Good Samaritan Act: Emergency Medical Aid Act
- First Aid Requirements: OHS Code – Part 11
- Governing Body: Alberta Occupational Health and Safety
Approved Training Agency
Additional Resources:
- OHS Resource Portal: ohs-pubstore.labour.alberta.ca
SASKATCHEWAN
- Good Samaritan Act: Emergency Medical Aid Act
- First Aid Requirements: Occupational Health and Safety Regulations
- Governing Body: WorkSafe Saskatchewan
Approved Training Agency
MANITOBA
- Good Samaritan Act: Good Samaritan Act
- First Aid Requirements: Workplace Safety and Health Act
- Governing Body: Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health
Approved Training Agency
ONTARIO
- Good Samaritan Act: Good Samaritan Act
- First Aid Requirements for Workplaces: Regulation 1101
- Governing Body: WSIB Ontario and Defibrillator Act : Chase McEachern Act
Approved Training Agency
Additional Resources:
- Naloxone in the Workplace: Ontario.ca
QUÉBEC
- Good Samaritan Act: Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms – Section 2
- First Aid Requirements for Workplaces: First Aid Minimum Standard Regulation
- Governing Body: CNESST
NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
- Good Samaritan Act: Emergency Medical Aid Act
- First Aid Requirements for Workplaces: OHS First Aid Regulations
- Governing Body: WorkplaceNL
NEW BRUNSWICK
- Good Samaritan Act: Volunteer Emergency Aid Act
- First Aid Requirements: Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Governing Body: WorkSafeNB
Approved Training Agency
NOVA SCOTIA
- Good Samaritan Act: Volunteer Services Act
- First Aid Requirements: OHS First Aid Regulations
- Governing Body: NS Dept. of Labour – OHS Division
Approved Training Agency
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
- Good Samaritan Act: Volunteers Liability Act
- First Aid Requirements: Occupational Health and Safety Act
- Governing Body: Workers Compensation Board of PEI
Approved Training Agency
How To Use This Guide
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- Good Samaritan Act
- Workplace First Aid Requirements (OHS Regulations)
- Governing Body
- Additional Resources
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