Manitoba’s workplace laws in plain language: the Workplace Safety and Health Act, employment standards, human rights, workers compensation, harassment and violence prevention, privacy and accessibility.
7 courses
Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act (about 1 hour 10 minutes) — Manitoba’s Workplace Safety and Health Act is the foundation of safety law in the province, and it makes safety everyone’s shared responsibility. This course equips every worker and supervisor to understand and apply it.
Manitoba Employment Standards Code (about 1 hour 10 minutes) — Manitoba’s Employment Standards Code sets the minimum rules for working in the province, and those rules cannot be signed away. This course equips every worker and supervisor to understand and apply the Code. It explains what the Code is, who it covers, and the principle that its minimums are a floor that an employment agreement cannot go below; minimum wage (adjusted each October 1 by the Consumer Price Index) and…
Manitoba Human Rights Code (about 1 hour 10 minutes) — The Human Rights Code is one of Manitoba’s most important laws — it protects people from discrimination and harassment, and it takes precedence over other provincial laws. This course equips every worker and supervisor to understand and apply it.
Workers Compensation Act of Manitoba (about 1 hour 10 minutes) — When a worker is hurt on the job in Manitoba, the Workers Compensation system makes sure they are cared for — no matter who was at fault. This course equips every worker and employer to understand and use it. It explains The Workers Compensation Act (C.C.S.M. c.
Workplace Harassment & Violence Prevention (about 1 hour 15 minutes) — Enterprise-grade workplace harassment and violence prevention training aligned with the Manitoba WSH Act, WSH Regulation Part 10 (Harassment) and Part 11 (Violence in the Workplace), the Manitoba Human Rights Code (discrimination overlay), the Workers Compensation Act (psychological injury), and federal Bill C-65 (Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations, for federally-regulated employers).
Manitoba Privacy & FIPPA/PHIA (about 1 hour 10 minutes) — Protecting people’s privacy is both a legal duty and a matter of trust, and it rests on everyone who handles information. This course equips workers in Manitoba public bodies and health-care settings to understand and apply the province’s two privacy laws: The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), which gives the public a right of access to records held by public bodies and controls how those…
Manitoba Accessibility Standard (about 1 hour 10 minutes) — Accessibility is the law in Manitoba, and removing barriers for people with disabilities is everyone’s job. This course equips every worker to understand and apply The Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA) and its standards. It explains what the AMA is and the four principles behind it — access, equality, universal design, and systemic responsibility — and the goal of a more accessible Manitoba.