Bill C-235 explained in plain English
An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (occupational disease registry)
Federal Parliament bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
At a glance
Official Parliament of Canada snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. MP vote breakdowns appear when the House of Commons publishes a recorded division export for that bill. Senate and House stage details include official debate/sitting links when LEGISinfo publishes them.
Our plain-language take, written for civic education.
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This bill would amend the Canada Labour Code to require employers to report workplace accidents and diseases to the Minister of Labour, who would then maintain a registry of this information for employee examination and potential research use.
Bill C-235 proposes amendments to the Canada Labour Code that would require employers to report all known accidents, occupational diseases, and other hazardous occurrences to the Minister of Labour. The Minister would then be required to maintain a registry of this information and make it available for employees and potential employees to examine. The Minister could also share this information for research or statistical purposes, but without revealing personal identities.
- Requires employers to report all accidents, occupational diseases, and other hazardous occurrences to the Minister of Labour.
- Requires the Minister of Labour to maintain an occupational disease registry with the reported information.
- Requires the Minister of Labour to make the information in the registry available for examination by employees and potential employees.
- Allows the Minister of Labour to disclose information from the registry for scientific research or statistical purposes, excluding personal identifiers.
- Employers under federal jurisdiction
- Employees under federal jurisdiction
- Potential employees under federal jurisdiction
- The Minister of Labour
- Employers have an obligation to report workplace accidents, occupational diseases, and hazardous occurrences.
- Employees and potential employees have the right to examine the information in the occupational disease registry to identify health and safety risks.
- The bill was first read on November 26, 2008.
- The bill does not specify what constitutes an 'occupational disease' or 'hazardous occurrence'.
- The bill does not detail the specific format or frequency of reporting required from employers.
- The bill does not specify the exact method or process by which employees and potential employees can access the registry information.
- The bill does not define the 'scientific research or statistical purposes' for which information may be disclosed.
- The bill does not specify any penalties for employers who fail to report as required.
Adds a requirement for employers to report workplace accidents, diseases, and hazardous occurrences to the Minister of Labour for the purpose of an occupational disease registry.
Source: Section 125(1)
Adds a new section that establishes the requirement for the Minister to maintain an occupational disease registry, make its information available to employees and potential employees, and allows for disclosure for research purposes.
Source: Section 125.4
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