Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety

The role of the Service-Wide Committee on Occupational Health and Safety (SWOHS) is to participate in the development and review of all Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat policies, programs and issues relating to occupational health and safety. The SWOHS Committee provides advice and leadership to the departmental or agency policy committees.

SWOHS Communiqués

Committee Advisor: Eden Bédard

Quarterly Report to the National Joint Council (March 2026)

Regular activities:

• The Committee has not met since the last Council meeting.
• The Committee continues to monitor concerns surrounding the issues of respiratory infections, harassment and violence, mental health, among other hazards.
• The Harassment and Violence Prevention (HVP) Tools Working Group continues to actively work on developing resources and materials which will assist departments, agencies, and Policy Committees in navigating the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations. The Working Group has met once (1) since the last Council meeting and continue to develop a new workplace risk assessment tool to provide examples of occurrences in the workplace and recommendations on how to prevent and respond to said occurrences.

Outstanding items:

• The Committee continues to monitor the progress on implementation of the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations.

Next Meetings: July 23, 2026; September 17, 2026; November 19, 2026

Employer Side	Bargaining Agent Side
Co-Chair Charles Vézina Executive Director Labour Relations Operations Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Co-Chair Milton Dyck National President Agriculture Union Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Jesse Arnup-Blondin Director General Specialized Health Services Directorate Health Canada (HC)	Yves Fournier President Federal Government Dockyard Trades & Labour Council East (FGDTLC-East)
Marc Gosselin Director Occupational Health and Safety Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Bernard Holbrook President Research Council Employees’ Association (RCEA)
Howah Lee Acting Director General Real Property Services Branch Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)	Jamey Mills Regional Executive Vice-President British Columbia Region Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Natacha Prudent Executive Director Strategic People and Workplace Management Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)	Andrea Peart National Health and Safety Officer Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Aline Taillefer-McLaren Senior Director Union Engagement and NJC Support Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)	Crystal Stewart Occupational Health and Safety Officer Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)
	Anne-Marie Grondin Labour Relations Officer Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE)