Workplace Bullying, Harassment & Violence — Training Content Requirements Matrix
Federal (Canada Labour Code Part II) and Provincial OHS Sources

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Workplace Bullying, Harassment & Violence — Training Content Requirements Matrix
Federal (Canada Labour Code Part II) and Provincial OHS Sources 

Jurisdiction
Training Content Element
Required Coverage
Exact Source Citation
Federal
Policy elements overview
Training must cover the elements of the employer's Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Policy.
Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations (SOR/2020-130), s. 12(2)(a)

Policy content itself is defined at s. 10(2)(a)–(k)
Federal
Link to human rights / discrimination
Training must describe the relationship between work place harassment and violence and the prohibited grounds of discrimination.
SOR/2020-130, s. 12(2)(b)

Canadian Human Rights Act, s. 3(1) (grounds referenced)
Federal
Recognize / minimize / prevent / respond
Training must describe how to recognize, minimize, prevent, and respond to work place harassment and violence — the core behavioural / awareness content (this is where bullying-specific scenarios and examples belong).
SOR/2020-130, s. 12(2)(c)
Federal
Workplace-specific tailoring
Training must be specific to the culture, conditions, and activities of the actual work place — generic off-the-shelf content alone does not satisfy the requirement.
SOR/2020-130, s. 12(2) (chapeau, opening words)
Federal
Roles and responsibilities
Because training must cover policy elements, it must include the respective roles of the employer, designated recipient, employees, policy committee, work place committee, and health and safety representative.
SOR/2020-130, s. 10(2)(b), pulled into training via s. 12(2)(a)
Federal
Reporting / notice-of-occurrence procedure
●      How to give notice (orally or in writing) to the employer or designated recipient.

●      What a notice must contain: names of parties (if known), date of occurrence, detailed description.

●      That witness