OHSA and AODA Compliance Training Package for Leaders and Supervisors

Disclaimer: You will gain a clear understanding of the legislation, government requirements and employer and employee expectations for compliance. While training is based on Ontario legislation, it is developed to reflect the highest standards in North America and meets or surpasses compliance standards in other provinces in Canada.

Compliance Certification Package (Ontario)

This Compliance Certification Package is an affordable engaging training program that teaches you what is required of an organization and its employees under Ontario legislation by incorporating workplace best practices, psychological principles for change, legal consultation, and health and safety standards. Testing, Tracking, and Certification is provided with each compliance training course.  

The Compliance Certification Package includes 3 pieces of legislation: 

1. Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA): Violence, Harassment and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (also referred to as Bills 168 and 132);
2. Occupational Health and Safety Act: Health and Safety Awareness Training for Supervisors and Employees;
3. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA)

You will learn:

• Your obligations as an employer (Spoiler Alert: Training is #1) 
• An easy to digest understanding of each piece of legislation 
• How to keep employees safe 
• Ensure respect for everyone, including those with different abilities 
• Scripts of what to say and not say 
• Tips on how to ensure your specific and unique non-profit and charitable workplace can adapt the requirements into your existing procedures 
• Resources and tools for ease of understanding and implementation 

Certification of Completion

To receive a certificate of completion for each course, a mark of 70% or higher must be achieved on the final exam. 

The Supervisor Compliance Certification Packages includes the following 4 courses:

1. OHSA Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Training for Employees (75 minutes)

In this interactive, two-part compliance training e-learning course, you will gain an understanding of workplace harassment/sexual harassment and violence and how they can receive and contribute to a safe workplace, whether hybrid, virtual or in person.

Part one focuses on understanding the legislation regarding violence and harassment, including sexual harassment in the workplace. Part two teaches employees how to prevent, manage and respond to violence and harassment in the workplace.  As a manager, supervisor, or leader, you must also take the supplemental part two course of this training called, OHSA Violence and Harassment in the Workplace Training for Leaders. This teaches you how to respond to reports or incidents of violence or harassment, should they occur in your workplace. 

2. OHSA Violence and Harassment in the Workplace Training for Leaders and Supervisors (75 minutes)

This course is part two of the violence and harassment training for leaders and covers their expanded responsibilities and obligations regarding harassment (including sexual harassment) under the Occupational Health and Safety Act otherwise known as the OHSA. 

Important Note: The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) has been amended to expand the definition of harassment (Bill 132) and increase the responsibilities of employers to ensure psychological health and safety to employees regarding harassment and sexual harassment. 

3. OHSA Health and Safety Awareness Training for Employers and Supervisors (30 minutes)

Supervisors and Ontario Employers are required to implement the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) in their organization. This course outlines what Employers are required to do in order to ensure a physically safe and healthy workplace. Supervisors/Leaders are trained on how to implement these mandated requirements with the staff who report to them. This training meets the requirements of the Ontario Ministry of Labour (MOL). It tracks employee course completion and understanding, providing a Certificate of Completion to each learner. The Employer has a record of training should the MOL require evidence of compliance. All Supervisors/Leaders must also complete the course on Health and Safety Awareness Training for Workers.

4. Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Compliance (45 minutes)

The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) requires all Ontario employers to train employees on the requirements of the AODA. In this engaging and interactive compliance training eLearning course, participants will: 

• Understand the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and how they work together  
• Learn the Integrated Accessibility Standards for Ontario Workplaces 
• Understand the Customer Service Standard and how to implement it 
• Develop skills to “lend a helping hand” to persons with disabilities through video demonstrations by the Lions Foundation Dog Guides  

Have questions? Please  contact us.

Course Access & Duration 

The courses in this bundle are on-demand, meaning that you can take them at any time and at your own pace. You have one year (365 days) to complete all the courses from the date of purchase before they will automatically expire in your account. However, once you open a course for the very first time in this bundle, you will have unlimited access to complete the course within 30 days. 

About the Course Authors

NOTE: All Workright compliance training courses are developed in collaboration with Friedman Law Professional Corporation: https://friedmans.ca/ 

Donna Marshall 

M.A., Counselling Psychology, RP

CEO and Co-Founder, Workright 

Donna Marshall is a thought leader, professional speaker, lecturer, curriculum developer, and writer specializing in managing and preventing workplace and school bullying and harassment, ensuring psychological safety, and promoting interpersonal skills training.

Along with Dr. Stephanie Bot, she developed the ground-breaking Harassment Education Advisory Team (HEART) program to manage and prevent harassment in the workplace. The program was presented to the Ontario Ministry of Labour and recommendations made by Dr. Bot and Donna Marshall were implemented into the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA): Violence and Harassment in the Workplace, Bill 132.

Donna has written and facilitated leadership curricula for the Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning and has appeared numerous times on a CBC television affiliate as a specialist in bullying and harassment. Her articles on bullying and harassment in the workplace and in schools are published in HR Professional magazine. She has presented at the Mental Health Commission of Canada, Lancaster House, legal and HRPA conferences, Health and Safety forums, and other notable national and international conventions.

Donna served as Chair of the Human Resource Professionals Association (HRPA) Toronto Committee on Leadership, spearheading a province-wide assessment of HR Leaders and contributing to developing a curriculum of programs in response to the results.

Donna regularly consults and advises organizations on how to develop and implement programs on mental health and psychological safety.

Dr. Stephanie Bot 

C. Psych., Psychoanalyst

President and Co-Founder, Workright

Dr. Stephanie Bot is Chief Psychologist at Dr. Bot and Associates, Director of Clinical and Professional Training for the Psychotherapy Program at the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis (TICP), and co-founder of Workright.

Along with Donna Marshall, she developed the ground-breaking Harassment Education Advisory Team (HEART) program to manage and prevent harassment in the workplace and in schools. The program was presented to the Ontario Ministry of Labour and recommendations made by Dr. Bot and Donna Marshall were implemented into the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA): Violence and Harassment in the Workplace, Bill 132.

Dr. Bot is the creator of a 3-year psychotherapy program and free community mental health clinic, receiving approval from the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities and the College for Registered Psychotherapists.

She is a published author in peer-reviewed journals and a featured speaker and lecturer at such organizations as the Canadian Mental Health Association, The Human Resource Professional Association, Health and Safety Associations and the Canadian Bar Association, among others.

Her work has been instrumental in addressing and elevating employee and student relations and promoting mental health in educational and corporate settings.