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How This Tool Works
Every answer is drawn from the exact text of Canada's Occupational Health and Safety Acts and Regulations — retrieved, ranked, and cited back to the section you can open and check yourself. Here's what's indexed, how the search works, and where the limits are.
01 What's Indexed & How Current
The full text of the OHS Acts and Regulations for all ten provinces and all three territories — nothing else. No blog posts, no third-party summaries, no general internet content.
What the "Verbatim text" badge certifies, and what it does not. It means the section text we hold was confirmed word-for-word against the official consolidated source — that the words are the law's own. It does not certify that the tool picked the right section for your question. Those are two separate claims and they fail separately, so the badge is worth exactly what it says and nothing more. The harder failure is selection — the right words from the wrong provision — and a perfectly transcribed section will look just as authoritative when it is the wrong one. Read the quoted section yourself and satisfy yourself it is the one that governs your situation.
Each row shows how many official documents we index for that province, sized by the relative volume of law. Expand a province to see exactly which Act and regulations are indexed, how current each one is, and how it was verified — the tool is re-indexed periodically, not a live feed, so there's always some lag.
Newfoundland & Labrador
5 documents
Regulation current to at least Jan 8, 2024 (per CanLII tracking); Act on the 2024 consolidation.
- Occupational Health and Safety ActRSNL 1990, c. O-3Current to 2024
- Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2012NLR 5/12Current to Jan 8, 2024
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System RegulationsNLR 34/18Current to Jan 8, 2024
- Asbestos Abatement Regulations, 1998NLR 111/98Current to Jan 8, 2024
- First Aid RegulationsCNLR 1148/96Current to Jan 8, 2024
New Brunswick
7 documents
Regulation includes amendments to Jan 9, 2025; Act consolidated to June 7, 2024.
- Occupational Health and Safety ActSNB 1983, c. O-0.2Current to Jun 7, 2024
- General Regulation — Occupational Health and Safety ActNB Reg 91-191Current to Jun 30, 2026
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System RegulationNB Reg 2016-6Current to Apr 1, 2016
- First Aid RegulationNB Reg 2004-130Current to Aug 9, 2023
- Training and Designated Trades RegulationNB Reg 2007-33Current to May 2, 2024
- Administration RegulationNB Reg 84-26Current to Jun 7, 2024
- Underground Mine RegulationNB Reg 96-105Current to Jul 26, 2024
Nova Scotia
7 documents
Regulations include amendments to Sept 1, 2025 (Reg 163/2025); Act current to Sept 1, 2025 (incl. 2024 c.10).
- Occupational Health and Safety ActSNS 1996, c. 7Current to 2024
- Occupational Safety General RegulationsNS Reg 44/99Current to Jun 12, 2013
- Workplace Health and Safety RegulationsNS Reg 52/2013Current to Sep 1, 2025
- Occupational Diving RegulationsNS Reg 174/2005Current to Jun 13, 2022
- Blasting Safety RegulationsNS Reg 89/2008Current to Jun 12, 2013
- Violence in the Workplace RegulationsNS Reg 209/2007Current to Apr 1, 2008
- Underground Mining RegulationsNS Reg 296/2008Current to Jun 13, 2022
Prince Edward Island
6 documents
Regulations current to Jan 1, 2025; Act current to Aug 1, 2023.
- Occupational Health and Safety ActRSPEI 1988, Cap. O-1.01Current to Aug 1, 2023
- Occupational Health and Safety Act General RegulationsPEI Reg EC180/87Current to Jan 1, 2025
- Fall Protection RegulationsPEI Reg EC633/04Current to Mar 6, 2021
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System RegulationsPEI Reg EC577/88Current to Jul 29, 2017
- Scaffolding RegulationsPEI Reg EC44/06Current to Oct 28, 2017
- Workplace Harassment RegulationsPEI Reg EC710/19Current to Jul 1, 2020
Quebec
14 documents
English text of the LégisQuébec consolidation. Quebec publishes French and English as equally official; we index the English. Currency is each document’s own à jour au stamp — the regulations to April 1, 2026 and the Act to April 7, 2026. Quebec’s amendment register (the Tableau des modifications) is a paid publication, so we can show that the text includes every instrument it names, and cannot independently confirm that nothing has amended it since those dates.
- Act respecting occupational health and safetyCQLR S-2.1Current to Apr 7, 2026
- Regulation respecting occupational health and safetyCQLR S-2.1, r. 13Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Safety Code for the construction industryCQLR S-2.1, r. 4Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Regulation respecting occupational health and safety in minesCQLR S-2.1, r. 14Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Regulation respecting industrial and commercial establishmentsCQLR S-2.1, r. 6Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Regulation respecting safety and health in foundry worksCQLR S-2.1, r. 15Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Regulation respecting prevention and participation mechanisms in an establishmentCQLR S-2.1, r. 8.3Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Regulation respecting health and safety in forest development workCQLR S-2.1, r. 12.1Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Regulation respecting concrete pumps and distribution mastsCQLR S-2.1, r. 9Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Hazardous Products Information RegulationCQLR S-2.1, r. 8.1Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Regulation respecting pulmonary health examinations for mine workersCQLR S-2.1, r. 7Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Regulation respecting sanitary conditions in industrial or other campsCQLR S-2.1, r. 5.1Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Regulation respecting prevention mechanisms specific to construction sitesCQLR S-2.1, r. 8.2Current to Apr 1, 2026
- Building Code — 1985 (occupational health and safety)CQLR S-2.1, r. 0.1Current to Apr 1, 2026
Ontario
28 documents
All 28 documents — the Act plus 27 regulations — pulled directly from e-Laws Ontario, the official government consolidation service, and verified individually against it as of July 2026.
- Occupational Health and Safety ActR.S.O. 1990, c. O.1Current to Jul 2026
- Offices of the Worker and Employer AdvisersO. Reg. 33/12Current to Jul 2026
- Health Care and Residential FacilitiesO. Reg. 67/93Current to Jul 2026
- Construction ProjectsO. Reg. 213/91Current to Jul 2026
- Criteria under Board s. 46(6)O. Reg. 243/95Current to Jul 2026
- Asbestos (Designated Substance)O. Reg. 278/05Current to Jul 2026
- OHS Awareness and TrainingO. Reg. 297/13Current to Jul 2026
- NoiseO. Reg. 381/15Current to Jul 2026
- JHSC ExemptionO. Reg. 385/96Current to Jul 2026
- Farming OperationsO. Reg. 414/05Current to Jul 2026
- Notices and Reports (s. 51–53.1)O. Reg. 420/21Current to Jul 2026
- Needle SafetyO. Reg. 474/07Current to Jul 2026
- Washroom Facilities RecordsO. Reg. 480/24Current to Jul 2026
- Designated SubstancesO. Reg. 490/09Current to Jul 2026
- Naloxone KitsO. Reg. 559/22Current to Jul 2026
- Diving OperationsO. Reg. 629/94Current to Jul 2026
- Confined SpacesO. Reg. 632/05Current to Jul 2026
- Firefighters – Protective EquipmentO. Reg. 714/94Current to Jul 2026
- Biological and Chemical AgentsR.R.O. 1990, Reg. 833Current to Jul 2026
- Industrial EstablishmentsR.R.O. 1990, Reg. 851Current to Jul 2026
- Mines and Mining PlantsR.R.O. 1990, Reg. 854Current to Jul 2026
- Oil and Gas – OffshoreR.R.O. 1990, Reg. 855Current to Jul 2026
- Roll-Over Protective StructuresR.R.O. 1990, Reg. 856Current to Jul 2026
- TeachersR.R.O. 1990, Reg. 857Current to Jul 2026
- University Academics and Teaching AssistantsR.R.O. 1990, Reg. 858Current to Jul 2026
- Window CleaningR.R.O. 1990, Reg. 859Current to Jul 2026
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 860Current to Jul 2026
- X-Ray SafetyR.R.O. 1990, Reg. 861Current to Jul 2026
Manitoba
3 documents
From the official gov.mb.ca consolidations. The Act, the general Regulation (M.R. 217/2006) and the Operation of Mines Regulation are binding law, confirmed word-for-word (numeric tables image-verified against the source scans).
- The Workplace Safety and Health ActC.C.S.M. c. W210Current to 2026
- Workplace Safety and Health RegulationM.R. 217/2006Current to 2026
- Operation of Mines RegulationM.R. 212/2011Current to 2026
Saskatchewan
3 documents
Audited line-for-line against the King's Printer consolidations at 100%, including every Appendix table image-verified cell-by-cell. Regulation effective Apr 1, 2021, as amended by Sask. Reg. 31/2021; Act Part III incorporating amendments to 2025, c.17.
- The Saskatchewan Employment Act — Part III (OHS)c. S-15.1Current to 2025
- The Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 2020S-15.1 Reg 10Current to 2021
- The Mines Regulations, 2018S-15.1 Reg 8Current to Apr 6, 2019
Alberta
3 documents
Confirmed word-for-word against the King's Printer consolidation, with the OHS Code's Schedule exposure-limit tables checked cell-by-cell against the source.
- Occupational Health and Safety ActSA 2020, c. O-2.2Current to Jun 11, 2025
- Occupational Health and Safety CodeAlta Reg 191/2021Current to Mar 31, 2025
- Occupational Health and Safety RegulationAlta Reg 184/2021Current to Oct 20, 2021
British Columbia
4 documents
Audited line-for-line against the official BC Laws consolidation — all 2,039 active sections of B.C. Reg. 296/97 verbatim. British Columbia has no standalone OHS Act; its OHS duties are Part 2 of the Workers Compensation Act.
- Occupational Health and Safety RegulationB.C. Reg. 296/97Current to Aug 18, 2026
- Workers Compensation Act (Part 2 — OHS)RSBC 2019, c. 1Current to Aug 2026
- Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for MinesHSRCCurrent to Jun 22, 2026
- Mines ActRSBC 1996, c. 293Current to Aug 4, 2026
Northwest Territories
2 documents
Parsed from the Department of Justice's official bilingual consolidations (English column extracted) and audited line-for-line at ~99.7% word fidelity, with every numeric schedule image-verified against the source PDF.
- Safety ActRSNWT 1988, c. S-1Current to 2023
- Occupational Health and Safety RegulationsNWT Reg. R-039-2015Current to Sep 23, 2024
Yukon
6 documents
Parsed from the official laws.yukon.ca consolidation PDFs (bilingual source, English column extracted), with all 19 Parts section-verified against the official per-Part PDFs and every numeric table diffed row by row. From the Workers' Safety and Compensation Act we index the prevention Parts only.
- Workplace Health and Safety RegulationsO.I.C. 2006/178Current to Sep 30, 2022
- Workplace Health RegulationsO.I.C. 1986/164Current to Sep 30, 2022
- Commercial Diving RegulationO.I.C. 1986/164Current to Sep 30, 2022
- Radiation Protection RegulationO.I.C. 1986/164Current to Sep 30, 2022
- WHMIS RegulationO.I.C. 2015/151Current to Sep 30, 2022
- Workers' Safety and Compensation ActSY 2021, c. 11Not stated by source
Nunavut
4 documents
Nunavut is the only jurisdiction here that runs two separate regimes, and we index both. Its general regulations state in terms (s. 2) that they do not apply to work in respect of a mine; mine health and safety is its own Act and its own regulations. Both are indexed and kept apart, so a mine question is answered from the mine law and a general workplace question is not. Parsed from the official consolidations, with every applied amendment carrying per-instrument commencement evidence.
- Occupational Health and Safety RegulationsC.R.Nu. R-003-2016Current to Sep 18, 2025
- Mine Health and Safety RegulationsR-125-95Current to Feb 26, 2021
- Safety ActR.S.N.W.T. 1988, c. S-1Current to Jul 1, 2021
- Mine Health and Safety ActS.N.W.T. 1994, c. 25Current to Jun 11, 2026
Bar length shows the relative volume of law on one shared scale — every province is measured against the largest body of law we index, British Columbia, so a full bar means “the most law”, not “the most complete”. Each province is indexed in full.
02 How We Verify
Indexing the law is the easy part. Proving that what you read here is the law — word for word — is the whole job.
Every section is compared against its official government source before it ships — not a spot check or a sampling, and re-checked whenever we touch it. Clean government HTML is diffed character-for-character; a re-keyed PDF or consolidation is checked word-for-word with nothing allowed to drop; every numeric table is image-verified against the source scan — 248 cell-by-cell checks in Manitoba's tables alone. Anything that doesn't match is inspected by hand and either fixed or explained. (The source and method for each province is on its row in section 01.)
What "a match" means — and where the honesty is. Almost every section matches exactly. The small remainder is never altered legal wording — just one of four harmless formatting exceptions.
Show the four exceptions
- a multi-column table, reconstructed into readable lines with every value preservedvalues intact
- a section shown as its numbered sub-parts rather than one blocksame words
- a repealed provision, shown simply as "Repealed."no content
- trailing publisher chrome — "Queen's Printer", amendment-history tablesnot law
No legal rule is paraphrased away, summarized, or invented. The plain-language answer on top is always clearly separate from the cited section beneath it — and the section is the authority.
03 How Search Works
Grounded in the real text — never generated from the model's own memory.
Retrieve
Your question is matched against the actual extracted text of every indexed section, and only the genuine matching passages are pulled. This is the same retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) approach used in enterprise search — the model is given real source text, not asked to recall from training.
Rank
Matches are ordered primarily by semantic similarity (how closely a section's meaning fits your question), with a secondary adjustment so a procedure section you're actually asking about isn't outranked by a definition that merely repeats your keywords more densely.
Ground
The model is instructed to answer only from the retrieved passages — never from general knowledge — and to say so plainly when the provided text doesn't settle the question, rather than filling the gap with something plausible.
Cite
Every answer carries the exact section it came from, which you can expand and read in full. That's what makes 100% of results traceable back to a real provision instead of taken on faith.
04 Limitations
- Acts and Regulations only — not guidance documents, approved codes of practice, policy bulletins, or interpretation guides from provincial safety authorities, which often add practical detail the regulations don't spell out.
- OHS law only — not the other codes or standards it points to — we index Occupational Health and Safety Acts and Regulations. We do not index the other bodies of law an OHS regulation may reference — the fire, building, or electrical codes, environmental or transport-of-dangerous-goods rules, or workers' compensation claim rules — nor the technical standards it incorporates by reference (for example NFPA or CSA standards), which are separate, often copyrighted documents we can't reproduce. When a regulation requires compliance with one of these, the cited section will show that it does, but the referenced code or standard's own contents live outside this tool — go to the responsible authority or standards body for those.
- Some topics live in the policy layer, not the law we index — a few things people reasonably ask about are set by a safety authority's policies or guidelines rather than the Act or Regulation itself: for example, Ontario's workplace first-aid requirements (Regulation 1101, administered by the WSIB) and British Columbia's bullying-and-harassment duties (WorkSafeBC OHS Policies). Because we index the binding law, an answer on one of these topics may cover only the general statutory duty and not the detailed requirement — check the responsible authority (WSIB, WorkSafeBC, and the like) for the specifics.
- Mining law is missing in two jurisdictions — mine safety is binding OHS law, and where a jurisdiction runs it inside its OHS regime we index it with everything else. The Northwest Territories and the Yukon each govern it under a separate statute that is not here yet, so a mining question in either is declined rather than answered from the general regulations.
- Nunavut has that same split structure — and both halves are indexed — its Mine Health and Safety Act and Regulations sit alongside its general OHS law, so mining questions there are answered from the mine law itself.
- One Alberta table carries a caveat — the exposure limits in the OHS Code's Schedule 1 are verified cell-by-cell against the source, but the carcinogenicity classifications in Schedule 1, Table 2 are still pending a final image check. Any answer that states a substance's carcinogenicity class carries that caveat with it.
- Plain-language answers are a summary aid, not a legal interpretation — the cited section is the authority; the summary just helps you find and understand it faster.
- Semantic search can occasionally miss the best-worded match or surface a related-but-not-quite-right section. Every result cites its source, so you can confirm it against the section yourself.
- Best on one specific question at a time — the tool retrieves and grounds most strongly on the single section that most closely matches your question. A compound question that bundles several distinct requirements (for example, "the minimum oxygen level for confined-space entry and the fall-protection trigger height and the required first-aid kit") may be answered well for the part that matched most closely while another part is answered incompletely, in passing, or not at all. Because one section's match cannot certify a multi-part answer, the confidence badge on a question detected as multi-part is capped — it will not read "High" — and you should treat each part as needing its own check against its own cited section. Ask multi-part questions one requirement at a time.
- Independent tool — not an official product of any provincial safety authority, workers' compensation board, or government department, unless stated otherwise.
- Quebec's exposure-limit tables are answered by pointer, not by number — Quebec's permissible exposure values (Schedule I of the RSST, nearly a thousand substances) are deliberately served as a pointer to the official table rather than transcribed values: an exposure-limit question in Quebec names the right row and links you to the official text instead of quoting a ppm or mg/m³ figure. The rows were reconstructed from a large, complex table, and until each value is independently verified we would rather send you to the source than risk serving a wrong one.
- The federal jurisdiction is not covered — all ten provinces and all three territories are indexed; the Canada Labour Code, Part II (which governs federally-regulated workplaces such as banks, airlines, and interprovincial transport) is still to come. A question about a federally-regulated workplace should go to the federal legislation directly.
05 Feedback & Corrections
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