Expert workplace safety consulting for Ottawa and the National Capital Region. COR certification, Ontario OHSA and Canada Labour Code compliance for construction, manufacturing, transportation, and utilities employers.
Ottawa's economy spans heavy construction (LRT, transit, government building projects), light industrial in Kanata and Nepean, regional trucking and logistics, and utilities work across the National Capital Region. Many employers operate across both Ontario provincial and federal jurisdictions — our Ottawa-based consultants help you navigate that overlap and build a single, audit-ready safety program.
Ottawa's transit expansion, building renewal, and infrastructure projects require site-specific safety programs aligned with IHSA and Ontario OHSA:
Ottawa-area Working at Heights training schedules are listed on our IHSA Working at Heights training page.
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Light industrial and manufacturing employers in Kanata, Nepean, and across the NCR need practical, shop-floor safety solutions:
Federally regulated trucking, inter-provincial carriers, and Ontario-licensed fleets operating from the NCR need integrated fleet and yard safety programs:
Ottawa-area hydro, utilities, and energy infrastructure operations need rigorous controls for high-energy and high-consequence work:
Ottawa organizations must navigate both federal and provincial safety regulations, often simultaneously, requiring specialized expertise in dual regulatory frameworks.
Federal workplace safety legislation that applies to federally regulated industries — including interprovincial trucking, federally regulated transportation carriers, and telecommunications.
Provincial safety legislation for provincially regulated employers and private sector organizations in Ottawa.
Infrastructure Health & Safety Association standards for construction, transportation, electrical, and utilities employers operating in Ottawa.
Specialized requirements for Ottawa's key industrial sectors — construction, manufacturing, transportation, and utilities.
The Certificate of Recognition (COR) is a significant differentiator for Ottawa-area construction, transportation, and industrial employers — particularly those bidding on public infrastructure or municipal contracts.
On-site HSE services across the Ottawa side of the National Capital Region:
Bilingual HSE services for the Quebec side of the NCR:
Our practical, on-the-ground safety expertise covers:
Our Ottawa team includes CRSP Certified safety professionals, ISO 45001 Lead Auditors, and COR Auditors with decades of construction and federally regulated industry experience. The team has supported teams working on Parliament Hill restoration and Centris projects across the National Capital Region.
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Ottawa's position as the National Capital Region creates dual-jurisdiction situations: federally regulated employers (interprovincial trucking, telecommunications, federally regulated carriers) follow the Canada Labour Code Part II, while provincially regulated employers — including most construction, manufacturing, and Ontario-based transportation companies — follow Ontario's OHSA and IHSA standards. Our team helps Ottawa-area employers identify which framework applies to each operation and build a single, integrated safety program that satisfies both.
From our Ottawa base, we serve the entire National Capital Region including Ottawa, Gatineau, Kanata, Nepean, Orleans, Vanier, Hull, and surrounding communities. We provide on-site HSE services for construction sites, manufacturing plants, transportation and logistics operations, utilities, and industrial facilities. Bilingual (English/French) service is available across the region.
Yes. We provide full COR certification support through IHSA Ontario, including gap analysis, safety program development, internal audits, training, and audit preparation. We also handle ongoing Ontario OHSA compliance, MOL inspection readiness, and high-risk activity programs (working at heights, confined space, fall protection, lockout/tagout) for Ottawa-area construction, infrastructure, and industrial employers.
Yes. Our team has supported safety operations on Parliament Hill restoration and Centris projects across the National Capital Region. We work with construction contractors, federally regulated employers, and Ontario OHSA-governed workplaces — bringing CRSP-certified consultants, ISO 45001 Lead Auditors, and COR Auditors to complex, high-profile NCR worksites.
IHSA's Certificate of Recognition (COR) program is Ontario-wide, so the audit standard itself is the same in Ottawa as anywhere else in the province. The Ottawa difference is the bidding environment: NCR contractors competing for federal contracts often need to demonstrate parallel CSA Z1000 or ISO 45001 evidence alongside their COR, because federally regulated work falls under the Canada Labour Code Part II rather than Ontario's OHSA. We prepare Ottawa employers for both the IHSA COR audit and the federal compliance documentation that public-sector and federally regulated clients expect. For the 2026 audit cycle, review our 2026 COR audit checklist for Ontario contractors and our complete Ontario COR certification guide.
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