WHMIS Federal, Provincial and Territorial Regulatory Authorities

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WHMIS Education and Training: WHMIS laws do not require that workers be issued a "certificate", card or any other document to demonstrate that they have received WHMIS education and/or training. Neither Health Canada nor any other regulatory authority issues WHMIS certificates to workers. If you are interested in replacing a document which indicates that you have received WHMIS education, please contact the party from whom you obtained it.

Sale / importation: If you are seeking information relating to the labelling and/or MSDS requirements of the Hazardous Products Act / Controlled Products Regulations and were unable to find it via the index to the Reference Manual or through information posted elsewhere on this site, please let us know how we can improve this site:

National Office of the Workplace Hazard Materials Information System, Health Canada

Government Contacts

If you are (i) a Canadian supplier or a Canadian importer of a WHMIS controlled product, (ii) an employer using controlled products in a non-federally regulated workplace or (iii) an exporter of controlled products to Canada and have a representative in Canada, you are invited to direct WHMIS-related enquiries to the provincial, territorial or federal occupational health and safety (OHS) regulatory agency having jurisdiction in your area:

• Government of Alberta
   Alberta Employment and Immigration
  Web site: http://www.employment.alberta.ca/SFW/53.html
  Contact Information: http://www.employment.alberta.ca/430.html
• Government of British Columbia
   WorksafeBC
  Web site: http://www.worksafebc.com
  Contact Information: http://www.worksafebc.com/contact_us/default.asp
• Government of Manitoba
   Manitoba Labour and Immigration, Safe Work Manitoba
  Web site: http://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/safety/index.html
  Contact Information: http://www.gov.mb.ca/contact/index.html
• Government of New Brunswick
  WorkSafeNB
   Web site: http://www.worksafenb.ca/index_e.asp
   Contact Information: http://www.worksafenb.ca/cnt_e.asp
• Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
  Department of Government Services
   Web site: http://www.gs.gov.nl.ca/ohs/
   Contact Information: http://www.gs.gov.nl.ca/department/contact.html
• Governments of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut
  Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission
   Web site: http://www.wscc.nt.ca
   Contact Information: http://www.wscc.nt.ca/Pages/ContactUs.aspx
• Government of Nova Scotia
  Labour and Workforce Development
   Web site: http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/
   Contact Information: https://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/contact/Default.asp
• Government of Ontario
  Ministry of Labour, Health and Safety
   Web site: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/hs/
   Contact Information: http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/feedback/index.php
• Government of Prince Edward Island
  Workers' Compensation Board
   Web site: http://www.wcb.pe.ca/
   Contact Information: http://www.wcb.pe.ca/index.php3?number=57363⟨=E
• Government of Québec
  Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
   Web site: http://www.csst.qc.ca/index.htm
   Contact Information: http://www.csst.qc.ca/nous_joindre/repertoire_general.htm
• Government of Saskatchewan
  Advanced Education, Employment and Labour; WorkSafe Saskatchewan
   Web site: http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/
   Contact Information: http://www.labour.gov.sk.ca/Contact
• Government of the Yukon Territories
  Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board
   Web site: http://www.wcb.yk.ca/
   Contact Information: http://www.wcb.yk.ca/AboutUs/ContactUs.aspx

If you export WHMIS controlled products to Canada and do not have a Canadian representative, you may submit your enquiry to the national office:

• Government of Canada
  National WHMIS Office, Health Canada
  Web site: www.whmis.gc.ca
  Contact: whmis_simdut@hc-sc.gc.ca
• Federally regulated industries^{Footnote *}
  Labour Program, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
   Web site: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/labour/health_safety/index.shtml
   Contact Information: http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/labour/contact_us/contact_us.shtml

National WHMIS Secretariat

The National WHMIS Office is the national secretariat and serves as the national coordinator for this federal, provincial and territorial government patnership program in Canada:

• national WHMIS coordinator - Mr. David A. Bideshi
• communications & compliance - Dr. Martin Nicholas
• regulatory affairs - Mr. Abbey Klugerman
• secretariat - National WHMIS Secretariat