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OPDIPG Manual System

No. Title
100-1 Program Directives Manual System NEW!


Labour Standards - OPDs

No. Title
700-10 Complaints Handling - Canada Labour Code - Part III and the Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act NEW!
700-9 Complaints Handlings - Canada Labour Code - Part II and Part III NEW!
700-1 Compliance Policy - Canada Labour Code Part III NEW!
700-15 Federal Contractors Program - Follow-up Compliance Review NEW!
101-2 Identification Requirements and Controls NEW!
810-1 Procedures for Handling and Reporting Group Termination of Employment Situations - Canada Labour Code Part III NEW!
700-6 Prosecution guide - Canada Labour Code, Part III NEW!
815-1 Response to Complaint of Alleged Unjust Dismissal - Canada Labour Code, Part III NEW!
700-4 Response to Non-Compliance with the Canada Labour Code - Part III NEW!
817-1 Wage Recovery Procedure - Canada Labour Code - Part III NEW!
817-1 Wage Recovery Procedure - Canada Labour Code Part III NEW!


Labour Standards - IPGs

No. Title
802-1/815-1-IPG-049 Clarification on excluded employees - Canada Labour Code Part III NEW!
809-1-IPG-047 Common-law spouse - Canada Labour Code - Part III - Division VIII and Canada Labour Standards Regulations -Section 33 (RESCINDED) NEW!
808-1-IPG-063 Compassionate Care Leave - Part III - Canada Labour Code - Division VII NEW!
700-10-IPG-073 Confidential Complaint Investigations, Canada Labour Code - Part III NEW!
815-1-IPG-033 Constructive Dismissal - Part III - Divisions X, XI and XIV - Canada Labour Code NEW!
817-1-IPG-60 Deductions from wages or other amounts due to an employee - Canada Labour Code - Part III - Interpretation ofparagraph 254.1(2)(c) - often referred to as "set-offs" NEW!
IPG-068 Determining the "Real Employer" - Canada Labour Code NEW!
IPG-069 Determining the Employer/Employee Relationship - Canada Labour Code NEW!
810-1-IPG-029 Group termination of employment - Subsection 212(1) - Canada Labour Code - Part III - Division IX NEW!
802-1-IPG-002 Hours of work - Part III - Canada Labour Code Division I NEW!
808-1-IPG-017 Maternity Leave - Part III - Canada Labour Code - Division VII NEW!
808-IPG-014 Parental Leave - Canada Labour Code - Part III - Division VII NEW!
802-1-IPG-053 Part III - Canada Labour Code - Division I and Canada Labour Standards Regulations - section 6 - Averaging NEW!
806-1-IPG-041 Pro-rated holiday pay, Canada Labour Code Part III, Division V NEW!
808/819-IPG-057 Reasonably practicable - Canada Labour Code - Part III NEW!
802-1-IPG-048 Reporting pay - Part III - Canada Labour Code - Canada Labour Standards Regulations, Section 11.1 NEW!
700-10-IPG-071 Survey Procedure for Ascertaining Whether or Not There is a Prevailing Industry Practice in a Geographical Area -Motor Vehicle Operators Hours of Work Regulations NEW!
805-1-IPG-012 Vacation pay - Part III - Canada Labour Code - Division IV NEW!


Occupational Health and Safety - OPDs

No. Title
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700-9 Complaints Handling - Canada Labour Code - Part II NEW!
700-2 Compliance Policy, Canada Labour Code, Part II NEW!
200-1 Directive Concerning the Concept of Specialist-Generalist NEW!
969-3 Enforcement of Treasury Board Fire Protection Standards NEW!
969-1 Fire Protection Engineering Services NEW!
970-2 Fire Protection Engineering Surveys NEW!
970-2 Fire Protection Engineering Surveys NEW!
OPD 969-4 Fire Protection, Investigation and Reporting of Fires -- Government of Canada Property NEW!
OPD 935-1 Hazardous Occurrence Investigations NEW!
700-8 Inspections - Canada Labour Code - Part II and Part III NEW!
907-1 Mandatory Policy Committees, Work Place Committees and Health and Safety Representatives -- Part II of theCanada Labour Code NEW!
104-1 National Training Program (NTP) for Labour Affairs Officers (LAOs) NEW!
700-3 Priorities for Interventions NEW!
100-1 Program Directives Manual System NEW!
970-1 Project Inspections NEW!
970-1 Project Inspections NEW!
700-6 Prosecutions under the Canada Labour Code, Part II NEW!
963-1 Protective Clothing and Equipment for Staff with Field Duties NEW!
905-2 Refusals to Work in Situations Involving Demonstrations NEW!
905-1 Response to a Refusal to Work in Case of Danger Canada Labour Code - Part II NEW!
700-5 Response to Non-Compliance with the Canada Labour Code, (Part II) NEW!
OPD 700-5 Response to Non-Compliance with the Canada Labour Code, (Part II) NEW!
900-1 Response to Work Place Incidents Related to AIDS NEW!
900-3 Review of Safety Officer Directions by Regional Safety Officers under Section 146 of the Canada Labour Code - PartII (WITHDRAWN) NEW!
900-2 Substance Abuse Intervention NEW!
101-1 Supply and Distribution of Pre-printed Labour Canada Forms for Field Use NEW!
969-8 Tiering for Fire Protection Inspections - Government of Canada Property NEW!
985-1 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System NEW!


Occupational Health and Safety - IPGs

No. Title
937-1-IPG-003 Bomb Threats - Right to Know - Canada Labour Code, Part II NEW!
922-1-IPG-001 Building Safety (Combustible) - Canada Labour Code - Part II - COSHR (WITHDRAWN) NEW!
922-1-IPG-044 Building Safety (Door Release) - Canada Labour Code- Part II - COSHR NEW!
920-IPG-055 Criteria for "Reasonably Practicable" - General NEW!
927-1-IPG-054 Criteria for "Reasonably Practicable" - Levels of Sound NEW!
920-1-IPG-055 Criteria for Reasonably Practicable, and Reasonably Possible NEW!
905-1-IPG-062 Definition of Danger NEW!
907-1-IPG -045 Employee Education and Consultation by the Employer of the Safety and Health Committee (SHC) or Safetyand Health Representative (SHR) NEW!
985-1-IPG-050 Employer's obligation to keep supplier material safety data sheets (MSDSs) up to date (no more than 3 years old). NEW!
932-1-IPG-065 Fall-Protection Systems for Mobile Elevated Work Platforms NEW!
932-1-IPG-064 Fall-Protection Systems for Vehicles NEW!
950-1-IPG-026 Fire Protection Systems in Primary Grain Elevators - Part II, Canada Labour Code NEW!
905-1-IPG-028 Inherent Danger - Canada Labour Code Part II NEW!
937-1-IPG-038 Instruction and Training of Employees in the Location, Use and Operation of Fire Protection Equipment - Part XVII ofthe COHS Regulations NEW!
935-1-IPG-066 Investigations of Motor Vehicle Accidents on Public Roads NEW!
935-1-IPG-067 Investigations of Non-work Related Fatalities NEW!
985-1-IPG-027 Labelling Requirements for Laboratory Controlled Products, Canada Labour Code, Part II Interpretation NEW!
IPG-074 Levels of Sound - Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, Part VII NEW!
922-1-IPG-032 Means of Egress - Canada Labour Code - Part II NEW!
928-1-IPG-039 Measurement of Lighting Levels in the Workplace - Canada Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, Part VI NEW!
905-1-IPG-043 Multiple Refusals to Work in Case of Danger - s. 128 of Part II of the Canada Labour Code (WITHDRAWN) NEW!
905-1-IPG-070 Normal Condition of Employment NEW!
935-1-IPG-004 Participation of the Safety and Health Committee or Representative in Inquiries and Investigations NEW!
907-1-IPG-005 Payment of Wages - Powers of Committee NEW!
907-1-IPG-016 Payment of Wages - Time Spent to Attend Safety and Health Committee Meetings NEW!
907-1-IPG-052 Payment of Wages of Safety and Health Committee Members - Canada Labour Code Part II (WITHDRAWN) NEW!
903-1-IPG-007 Posting of Canada Occupational Safety and Health and Safety and Health Committees and RepresentativesRegulations - Canada Labour Code - Part II (WITHDRAWN) NEW!
700-5-IPG-040 Powers of the Safety Officer to Enter Any Defence Establishment, Work for Defence or Material NEW!
969-3-IPG-058 Ramp Drainage Inlets and Windows Facing Ramps in Air Terminal Buildings NEW!
700-5-IPG-035 Reacting to Non-Compliance Within the Public Service NEW!
905-1-IPG-056 (revised) Refusal to Work - Armoured Car Industry NEW!
905-1-IPG-031 Refusals to Work and Medical Certificates - Canada Labour Code, Part II NEW!
700-9-IPG-036 Response to Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Complaints - Canada Labour Code, Part II NEW!
905-1-IPG-030 Role of the Canada Safety Officer Before a CLRB and PSSRB Hearing NEW!
907-1-IPG-046 Safety And Health Committee Meetings - Canada Labour Code, Part II, Subsection 135(8) NEW!
907-1-IPG-006 Selection of Safety and Health Committee Members and of Representatives Using "Managerial Functions" as aCriterion NEW!
969-3-IPG-034 Sprinkler Protection for Heritage Buildings NEW!
700-5-IPG-042 Time Period for Decision/Direction Review - Subsection 129.(7) and Subsection 146.(1) Of Part II of the CanadaLabour Code (WITHDRAWN) NEW!
907-1-IPG-051 Umbrella Safety and Health Committee - Section 137 NEW!
907-1-IPG-051 Umbrella Safety and Health Committee - Section 137 NEW!
950-1-IPG-015 Use of Compressed Air in Grain Elevators for Housekeeping Purposes NEW!
985-1-IPG-037 WHMIS: machine-readable version of supplier Material Safety Data Sheets NEW!
905-1-IPG-059 Workers Working Alone At A Workplace Under the Control of the Employer - Part II of the Canada Labour Code NEW!


Fire Prevention OPDs

No. Title
969-3 Enforcement of Treasury Board Fire Protection Standards NEW!
969-1 Fire Protection Engineering Services NEW!
970-2 Fire Protection Engineering Surveys NEW!
OPD 969-4 Fire Protection, Investigation and Reporting of Fires -- Government of Canada Property NEW!
970-1 Project Inspections NEW!
969-8 Tiering for Fire Protection Inspections - Government of Canada Property NEW!


Fire Prevention IPGs

No. Title
950-1-IPG-026 Fire Protection Systems in Primary Grain Elevators - Part II, Canada Labour Code NEW!
969-3-IPG-058 Ramp Drainage Inlets and Windows Facing Ramps in Air Terminal Buildings NEW!
969-3-IPG-034 Sprinkler Protection for Heritage Buildings NEW!
950-1-IPG-015 Use of Compressed Air in Grain Elevators for Housekeeping Purposes NEW!


WHMIS OPDs

No. Title
985-1 Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System NEW!


WHMIS IPGs

No. Title
907-1-IPG -045 Employee Education and Consultation by the Employer of the Safety and Health Committee (SHC) or Safetyand Health Representative (SHR) NEW!
985-1-IPG-050 Employer's obligation to keep supplier material safety data sheets (MSDSs) up to date (no more than 3 years old). NEW!
985-1-IPG-027 Labelling Requirements for Laboratory Controlled Products, Canada Labour Code, Part II Interpretation NEW!
985-1-IPG-037 WHMIS: machine-readable version of supplier Material Safety Data Sheets NEW!


Fair Wages - OPDs

No. Title
870 Administration and Enforcement Procedures - Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act and Regulations NEW!
882 Request for Withholding Payment on Contracts with the Government of Canada NEW!
871 Schedule Development Procedures - Fair Wages and Hours of Labour Act and Regulations NEW!


Compensation - OPDs

No. Title
602-1 Claims Processing NEW!
602-2 Claims Processing Pursuant to Section 7 of the Government Employees Compensation Act (GECA) NEW!
COMPENSATION - OPDs NEW!
610-3 Entitlement to Receive Compensation after Pursuit of Legal Action - Government Employees Compensation Act -Subrogation NEW!
610-5 Government Employees Compensation Act (GECA) - Communications between HRDC, Justice and the claimant insubrogation files NEW!
610-4 Government Employees Compensation Act (GECA) - Revocation of Election to Claim NEW!
610-1 Government Employees Compensation Act (GECA) - Subrogation NEW!
627-1 Legal Opinions NEW!


Workplace Equity - IPGs

No. Title
IPG-076 Compliance under the Federal Contractors Program - Building Cleaning Service Contractors NEW!
IPG-077 Employment Agencies Subject to the Federal Contractors Program - Determining the Number of Employees NEW!
WORKPLACE EQUITY - IPGs NEW!


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