Québec
Mission and areas of activity
On January 1st 2016, the Commission de l'équité salariale (CÉS), the Commission des normes du travail (CNT) and the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) were merged into a new agency: the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST). Going forward, the CNESST provides a single point of contact for workplace-related services in Quebec. The CNESST is the body to which the Government of Quebec has entrusted the administration of the Act respecting occupational health and safety (AROH), and whose purpose is to eliminate hazards to worker health and safety at the source.
Furthermore, the Government of Quebec has an agreement with Health Canada to enforce the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) and related regulations. In Quebec, the CNESST oversees the implementation and enforcement of this legislation.WHMIS Status
Current WHMIS Requirements
As of December 1, 2018, all workplaces must comply with WHMIS 2015 requirements. The transition period came to an end on November 30, 2018.
An Act Respecting Occupational Health and Safety (AROHS) (R.S.Q., c. S-2.1)
Communications
Both federal and Quebec WHMIS 2015 legislation is now in effect.