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WHMIS Federal, Provincial and Territorial Regulatory Authorities

Seeking Information

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 safety and health (OSH) regulatory agency having jurisdiction in your area:

If you export WHMIS controlled products to Canada and do not have a Canadian representative, you may contact Health Canada:

If your query relates to WHMIS controlled products used, handled, stored or disposed of in a federally-regulated workplace, you are invited to contact:

(Federally regulated industries include: air transport; banking; bridges and tunnels; broadcasting; communications; federal crown corporations; the federal public service; feed, flour and seed mills; grain elevators; long shoring; energy and mining; pipelines; postal contractors; rail transport; interprovincial road transport; and water transport.)

National WHMIS Secretariat

The National WHMIS Office provides the national secretariat and serves as the national coordinator for the WHMIS program in Canada:

  • national WHMIS coordinator - Mr. David A. Bideshi
  • communications & compliance - Dr. Martin Nicholas
  • regulatory affairs - Mr. Abbey Klugerman
  • secretariat - National WHMIS Secretariat
Date Modified: 2009-05-11

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