{"id":35741,"date":"2026-06-18T19:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/quebec-to-mandate-workplace-anti-harassment-measures\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T19:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:42:23","slug":"quebec-to-mandate-workplace-anti-harassment-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/quebec-to-mandate-workplace-anti-harassment-measures\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec To Mandate Workplace Anti-harassment Measures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1003297884 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_262299070-630x420.jpeg\" alt=\"-\" width=\"270\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_262299070-630x420.jpeg 630w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_262299070-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_262299070-270x180.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_262299070-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_262299070-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_262299070-250x167.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AdobeStock_262299070-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\"><\/p>\n<p>All employers in Quebec will be required to take several steps to prevent and address workplace sexual violence according to a bulletin issued by <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apchq.com\" target=\"_blank\">APCHQ<\/a>. <em>Regulation concerning measures to prevent or stop a situation of sexual violence<\/em> clarifies and reinforces the obligations of employers regarding the prevention and management of situations of sexual violence in the workplace. It clarifies the powers of Bill 42 to prevent and combat psychological harassment and sexual violence in the workplace. The regulation comes into force May 27, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Among the measures to be put in place, employers will have to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inform workers in writing of the risks identified or analyzed, the interactions that may lead to sexual violence, the prevention measures and the procedure to be followed to make a complaint;<\/li>\n<li>Offer mandatory training to all workers, renewed every three years, covering in particular:\n<ul>\n<li>the definition of sexual violence;<\/li>\n<li>behaviors to be avoided;<\/li>\n<li>the effects of sexual violence on individuals;<\/li>\n<li>the rights and obligations of workers and the employer;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Establish a complaint and reporting procedure including the designation of a qualified person to receive and handle complaints with diligence and impartiality;<\/li>\n<li>Provide support for any worker who makes a complaint or makes a report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>APCHQ has made <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apchq.com\/nos-services\/sante-et-securite-du-travail\/milieu-de-travail-sain\/creez-un-milieu-de-travail-sain-boite-a-outils\/\" target=\"_blank\">a large toolkit of resources<\/a> available to help members meet the new obligations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) {\n\t  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n\t  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n\t  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=761779333850340&version=v2.0\";\n\t  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.canadiancontractor.ca\/canadian-contractor\/quebec-to-mandate-workplace-anti-harassment-measures\/1003298306\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] All employers in Quebec will be required to take several steps to prevent and address workplace sexual violence according &#8230; <a title=\"Quebec To Mandate Workplace Anti-harassment Measures\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/quebec-to-mandate-workplace-anti-harassment-measures\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Quebec To Mandate Workplace Anti-harassment Measures\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1090],"tags":[1091],"class_list":["post-35741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-canadian-contractor","tag-canada","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}