Bill 27: from compliance to HR strategy

This conference is available in French only.

Bill 27 transforms Quebec’s occupational health and safety (OHS) framework by explicitly integrating psychological health, prevention, and worker participation. Beyond legal obligations, it encourages organizations to rethink OHS as an integral part of management practices and human resources strategies.

This event provides a timely and practical look at Bill 27, with a focus on the role of the OHS participation system and continuous improvement as drivers of engagement and sustainable prevention. It aims to demonstrate how legal requirements can support more coherent organizational practices, fostering engagement, accountability, and proactive prevention.

A complementary session will address psychosocial risks in the workplace and their impact on psychological and physical health, highlighting why engagement and dialogue are central to effective prevention.

Speakers

• Mikaël Maher, CIRC, Partner – Fasken
• Martine Haines, CIRC, MBA, Senior Manager, Management Consulting – Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton
• Richard Breton, Ph.D. CRHA, Occupational health and psychosocial risk expert

Agenda

• 8h30 - 9h00 - Arrival of participants and breakfast
• 8h45 - Login
• 9h00 - 11h - Presentation and question period

Bill 27: Legal foundations, participation and HR strategy (60 minutes)

Mikaël Maher and Martine Haines

This presentation will focus on the following:

• Objectives and scope of Bill 27 in occupational health and safety;
• Employer’s legal responsibilities with respect to physical and psychological health;
• Role of the CNESST, its intervention powers, and potential consequences of non compliance;
• Prevention and participation mechanisms set out in Bill 27;
• Occupational health and safety participation system as a driver of engagement;
• Integration of occupational health and safety into management practices, including governance, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Occupational health and psychosocial risks (20 minutes)

Richard Breton

This complementary presentation will allow participants to:

• Better understand psychosocial risks in the workplace;
• Study their effects on physical and mental health;
• Learn how work organization, engagement, and health are interconnected;
• Explore sustainable prevention through collective action and dialogue.

Discussion with participants (10 minutes)

This event will conclude with a Q&A and discussion period.

Cost

This training is offered courtesy of Fasken & Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton.