> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/canadian-centre-for-occupational-health-and-safety/ - Published: 1999-01-02T12:37:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-05-16T18:10:10.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization The **Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)** is a [Government of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Government-of-Canada) agency based in Hamilton, Ontario. ## History In its guidance for employers dated March 8, 2022, CCOHS stated that "unvaccinated people are more likely to become sick with COVID-19, experience serious medical outcomes, and spread the disease to others," and advised employers to "increase the percentage of the population who are vaccinated against COVID-19" by "provid\[ing\] support for workers to receive the [vaccine](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-vaccine) (e.g., time off for appointments), and follow\[ing\] regional mandatory vaccination policies (e.g., vaccine passports)."[\[1\]](#fn1) ## Organization | Name | Position | Notes | | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Brenda Baxter | Chairperson[\[2\]](#fn2) | Employment and Social Development Canada | | Gail Boland | Governor[\[2:1\]](#fn2) | Department of Digital Government and Service NL | | Jenna Brookfield | Governor[\[2:2\]](#fn2) | Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) | | Dan Campbell | Governor[\[2:3\]](#fn2) | Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island | | Rodney Cook | Governor[\[2:4\]](#fn2) | Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) | | Julie Hébert | Governor[\[2:5\]](#fn2) | United Steelworkers | | Rick Hunt | Governor[\[2:6\]](#fn2) | Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) | | Dave Kramer | Governor[\[2:7\]](#fn2) | SAFE Work Manitoba | | Lori Kennedy | Governor[\[2:8\]](#fn2) | Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) | | Giselle Lue | Governor[\[2:9\]](#fn2) | Jazz Aviation | | Todd McDonald | Governor[\[2:10\]](#fn2) | [WorkSafeBC](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/WorkSafeBC) | | Kevin Mooney | Governor[\[2:11\]](#fn2) | Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board | | Myles Morris | Governor[\[2:12\]](#fn2) | Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development | | Andrea Peart | Governor[\[2:13\]](#fn2) | Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) | | Tara Peel | Governor[\[2:14\]](#fn2) | Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) | | Tim Petersen | Governor[\[2:15\]](#fn2) | WorkSafeNB | | Amir Raza | Governor[\[2:16\]](#fn2) | FedEx | | Anne Tennier | President and Chief Executive Officer[\[2:17\]](#fn2) | \- | | Chandra Guilday | Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer[\[2:18\]](#fn2) | \- | | Jenni Porter | Corporate Secretary[\[2:19\]](#fn2) | \- | | Janet Mannella | Vice President of Operations[\[3\]](#fn3) | McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) | | Sonya Tonkovich | Manager of Health, Safety and Human Resources Operations[\[4\]](#fn4) | McMaster University, Patheon | | Gary Robertson | Chairperson (former)[\[5\]](#fn5) | Employment and Social Development Canada | | Joseph Bajzath | Governor (former)[\[5:1\]](#fn5) | Air Canada | | Shelly Dauphinee | Governor (former)[\[5:2\]](#fn5) | WorkSafeNB | | Phillip Germain | Governor (former)[\[5:3\]](#fn5) | Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board | | Jamie Hall | Governor (former)[\[5:4\]](#fn5) | SAFE Work Manitoba | | Judy Kainz | Governor (former)[\[5:5\]](#fn5) | Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) | | Nina Manjovitz | Governor (former)[\[5:6\]](#fn5) | Rio Tinto | | Shari Nurse | Governor (former)[\[5:7\]](#fn5) | Canada Post | | Shelley Rowan | Governor (former)[\[5:8\]](#fn5) | Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia | | Sari Sairanen | Governor (former)[\[5:9\]](#fn5) | Unifor | | Sari St-Jean | Governor (former)[\[5:10\]](#fn5) | Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) | | Troy Winters | Governor (former)[\[5:11\]](#fn5) | Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) | | Susanna Zagar | Governor (former)[\[5:12\]](#fn5) | Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) | | Kimberly Pirhonen | Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer (former)[\[5:13\]](#fn5) | \- | ### Partners CCOHS is partnered with:[\[6\]](#fn6)[\[7\]](#fn7) - Alberta Employment and Immigration - American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) - British Columbia Construction Safety Alliance (BCCSA) - Canada Life - Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) - [Canadian Institutes of Health Research](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Canadian-Institutes-of-Health-Research) (CIHR) - Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) - Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) - Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (CSSE) - Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction (CARMHA) - Chongqing Bureau of Labor and Social Security (CQBLSS) - Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CSST) - E-learning for Business Coalition - Employment and Social Development Canada - [European Union](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/European-Union) (EU) - Government of Alberta - Government of Newfoundland and Labrador - Government of Saskatchewan - Great-West Life - [Health Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Health-Canada) - International Labour Organization (ILO) - Manitoba Labour and Immigration - McMaster University - Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) - MyWorkplaceHealth - National Committee on Environmental and Occupational Exposures (NCEOE) - National WHMIS Office (NOW) - Nova Scotia Department of Labour and Advanced Education - Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC) - Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers[\[8\]](#fn8) - Ontario Lung Association - Ontario Ministry of Labour - Ontario Thoracic Society - Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) - [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada) (PHAC) - Radiation Safety Institute of Canada - SAFE Work Manitoba - Saskatchewan Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety - Southwest University of Political Science and Law (SWUPL) - Threads of Life - Transport Canada - Work Safe Alberta - Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island - Workplace Hazardous Materials Bureau - Workplace Strategies for Mental Health - WorkSafe Saskatchewan - WorkSafeNB - [World Health Organization](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/World-Health-Organization) (WHO) - Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board ## Activities CCOHS provides operational support to the [Action Committee on Modernizing Court Operations](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Action-Committee-on-Modernizing-Court-Operations) through its Technical Working Group.[\[9\]](#fn9) ## External links - [Website](https://www.ccohs.ca/) - [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian%5FCentre%5Ffor%5FOccupational%5FHealth%5Fand%5FSafety) --- 1. *COVID-19 Health and Safety Planning for Employers.* (2022, March 8). Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. [↩︎](#fnref1) 2. *Council of Governors.* Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref2) [↩︎](#fnref2:1) [↩︎](#fnref2:2) [↩︎](#fnref2:3) [↩︎](#fnref2:4) [↩︎](#fnref2:5) [↩︎](#fnref2:6) [↩︎](#fnref2:7) [↩︎](#fnref2:8) [↩︎](#fnref2:9) [↩︎](#fnref2:10) [↩︎](#fnref2:11) [↩︎](#fnref2:12) [↩︎](#fnref2:13) [↩︎](#fnref2:14) [↩︎](#fnref2:15) [↩︎](#fnref2:16) [↩︎](#fnref2:17) [↩︎](#fnref2:18) [↩︎](#fnref2:19) 3. *Janet Manella.* Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC. Retrieved February 20, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref3) 4. *Sonya Tonkovich, CRSP.* LinkedIn. Retrieved February 27, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *Council of Governors.* Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. Retrieved May 9, 2020, from [↩︎](#fnref5) [↩︎](#fnref5:1) [↩︎](#fnref5:2) [↩︎](#fnref5:3) [↩︎](#fnref5:4) [↩︎](#fnref5:5) [↩︎](#fnref5:6) [↩︎](#fnref5:7) [↩︎](#fnref5:8) [↩︎](#fnref5:9) [↩︎](#fnref5:10) [↩︎](#fnref5:11) [↩︎](#fnref5:12) [↩︎](#fnref5:13) 6. *Projects and Partnerships.* Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. Retrieved May 15, 2025, from [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. *Projects and Partnerships.* Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety. Retrieved January 31, 2021, from [↩︎](#fnref7) 8. *Partners*. Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. *Terms of Reference for the Action Committee on Court Operations in Response to COVID-19.* (2023, May 23). Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs Canada. [↩︎](#fnref9)