Canada: Employers in Federally Regulated Workplaces Will Soon Be Required to Provide Menstrual Products

TL;DR

Regulation SOR/2023-78 (Regulation), which comes into force on December 15, 2023, will require employers to provide free menstrual products for employees’ use in each toilet room in federally regulated workplaces. Provide menstrual products, including clean and hygienic tampons and menstrual pads, for the use of employees in each toilet room in workplaces controlled by them;Provide menstrual products in another location in the same workplace when it is not feasible to provide them in a toilet room, provided the location is accessible by employees at all times and offers a reasonable amount of privacy; andEnsure that a covered container for the disposal of menstrual products is provided in each toilet compartment. Provide menstrual products, including clean and hygienic tampons and menstrual pads, for the use of employees in each toilet room in workplaces controlled by them;Provide menstrual products in another location in the same workplace when it is not feasible to provide them in a toilet room, provided the location is accessible by employees at all times and offers a reasonable amount of privacy; andEnsure that a covered container for the disposal of menstrual products is provided in each toilet compartment

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