Ontario, Canada

Ontario compliance training, delivered and documented

Accessibility, health and safety awareness, and workplace violence and harassment. Assign Ontario's official training and a ready-to-sign violence and harassment policy, and Ethica keeps the record of who completed what and when, for the day an inspector, an insurer, or a client's procurement team asks.

Start free trial Request a walkthrough

$49 USD per month for every 50 employees. 30 days free, no credit card.

The short answer

Every provincially regulated employer in Ontario owes three things from its first employee: health and safety awareness training for every worker (and for supervisors within one week), AODA accessibility training, and workplace violence and harassment policies with information and instruction for every worker. More duties start at 6, 20 and 50 employees.

Accessibility compliance reports are due December 31, 2026 Businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees in Ontario must file by the end of the year. Who files, what the report asks, and how to file it online. Read the guide →

What changes with the size of your business

From the first employee
Worker awareness training as soon as practicable, supervisor awareness training within one week, AODA training as soon as practicable, and violence and harassment policies, reviewed every year, with information and instruction for every worker.
More than 5 workers
Workers select a health and safety representative (OHSA s. 8).
6 or more workers
Violence and harassment policies in writing and posted, on paper or electronically (OHSA s. 32.0.1).
20 or more
A joint health and safety committee (OHSA s. 9), and an accessibility compliance report every three years, next due December 31, 2026.
50 or more employees in Ontario
A written record of AODA training, documented accessibility policies and a multi-year accessibility plan, and accessible public websites (O. Reg. 191/11).

Health and safety thresholds count the workers regularly employed at each workplace; accessibility thresholds count your employees in Ontario.

Answer three questions to see which duties apply to you, and the record each one needs.

Outside Ontario? Ethica also has the official harassment prevention courses for California, New York, Illinois and Connecticut. See all ready-made courses.

What Ontario requires

Each of these applies to a provincially regulated employer from its first employee. Each one is ready to launch in Ethica.

AODA Training for Ontario Employers

Assign the six AccessForward modules for Ontario's required AODA training, and keep a record of when every employee and volunteer completed them.

Learn more →

Ontario Health and Safety Awareness Training

Assign the Ministry of Labour's official awareness training for workers and supervisors under O. Reg. 297/13, and produce the record on demand.

Learn more →

Ontario Workplace Violence & Harassment Policy Requirements

Distribute your workplace violence and harassment policy and hold a signed, timestamped acknowledgment from each employee as evidence that every worker received it.

Learn more →

Your obligations, and the proof each one demands

Every rule below is easiest to prove with a record of who completed the training and when. Ethica keeps that record for each person.

Accessibility (AODA) training

O. Reg. 191/11 (IASR), s. 7

Who and when
Every organization with at least one employee in Ontario: all employees and volunteers, anyone who develops your policies, and anyone who provides goods, services or facilities on your behalf, as soon as practicable; plus training on changes to your accessibility policies
Proof to produce
Training is required at any size. Businesses and non-profits with 50+ employees in Ontario, and every public sector organization, must also keep a record of the training with its dates and the number of people trained (O. Reg. 191/11, s. 7(5)). Below that a record isn't required, but a per-person completion record is still your proof

Worker health & safety awareness

O. Reg. 297/13, s. 1

Who and when
Every worker, as soon as practicable after starting work; one-time
Proof to produce
A training record you must keep, and written proof you must hand a worker on request for up to six months after they leave (O. Reg. 297/13, s. 4)

Supervisor health & safety awareness

O. Reg. 297/13, s. 2

Who and when
Every supervisor, within one week of performing work as a supervisor
Proof to produce
A training record showing completion within one week of starting to supervise, and written proof on request for up to six months after they leave (O. Reg. 297/13, s. 4)

Workplace violence & harassment

OHSA ss. 32.0.1–32.0.8 (Bills 168 and 132)

Who and when
Policies reviewed at least annually (in writing and posted at 6+ workers), plus information and instruction for every worker including new hires
Proof to produce
The Act prescribes no record, but Ontario's Code of Practice says documentation of the information and instruction should be kept for at least a year. A per-employee acknowledgment showing which policy version each person saw, and when, is that documentation

Free guides and tools

Written for the moments that actually force the question. No email required.

Your accessibility compliance report is due December 31 Ontario Accessibility Compliance Report: Due December 31, 2026 Businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees in Ontario must file an accessibility compliance report by December 31, 2026. Who files, what it asks, and how to file. Read the guide → You just promoted someone, or hired your first supervisor New Supervisor in Ontario? The One-Week Training Deadline A new supervisor in Ontario must complete awareness training within one week (O. Reg. 297/13, s. 2). What you owe them, and what you must be able to show. Read the guide → An inspector is on site, or a complaint was filed What a Ministry of Labour Inspection Asks For (Ontario) An Ontario health and safety inspector can ask for your training records and policies on the spot. What gets asked for, and where each request comes from. Read the guide → A customer sent a questionnaire you cannot answer yet Contractor Prequalification and Vendor Questionnaires: Showing Training Records Customers and prequalification programs often ask suppliers for proof of health and safety and accessibility training. How to answer, with a template you can copy. Read the guide → You are not sure which rules apply to a business your size What Training Does My Ontario Business Need? Answer three questions to see which Ontario training and policy duties apply to your business, and the record each one requires. Free, no email needed. Read the guide →

Cover every mandate, and be able to prove it

Start a free 30-day trial, launch the training, and add your team. Ethica handles delivery, reminders, and the records you'd have to produce.

Start free trial See how it works

Training modules from AccessForward (accessforward.ca), a Government of Ontario website. © King's Printer for Ontario. Ethica is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Government of Ontario.

E-learning module published by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Ethica is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Government of Ontario.

Policy drafted by Ethica from Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act. General information, not legal advice. Ethica is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Government of Ontario.

This page is general information, not legal advice. Confirm your obligations against the current text of the law.