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 2025)

Regular activities:

  1. Harassment and Violence Prevention (HVP) Tools Working Group – the sub-committee has met twice (2) times since the last Council meeting. The sub-committee agreed to publish the guides to assist employees and managers in navigating the Work Place Harassment and Violence Prevention Regulations via a communiqué. The sub-committee also began working on a new task regarding a workplace risk assessment tool.
  2. Sub-committee on Climate Change – the sub-committee has not met since the last Council meeting.

Outstanding item(s):

Next meetings: July 24, 2025; September 18, 2025; November 20, 2025 

Employer Side Bargaining Agent Side
Co-Chair
Charles Vézina
Acting 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)
Marc Gosselin
Senior Program/Policy Analyst
Employment Conditions and Labour Relations
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
Jamey Mills
Regional Vice-President
British Columbia Region
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Jesse Arnup-Blondin
Acting Director General
Specialized Health Services Directorate
Health Canada (HC)
Yves Fournier
President
Federal Government Dockyard Trades & Labour Council East (FGDTLC-East)
Chantal Seeton
Executive Director
Workplace Health & Diversity Directorate
Human Resources Branch
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Bernard Holbrook
President
Research Council Employees’ Association (RCEA)

Howah Lee
Senior Director
Environment, Health and Safety Directorate
Public Services and Procurement Canada

Andrea Peart
National Health and Safety Officer
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)

Aline Taillefer-McLaren
Director
Labour Relations Programs
Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
(TBS)
Dejan Toncic
Employment Relations Officer
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)
  Dominique Vidmar
Labour Relations Officer
Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE)