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Individuals who Require Personal WHMIS – get registered and trained with your WHMIS Certificate in hand in 60-75 minutes!

Employers with multiple employees benefit from a Company Account – free self serve account setup, add your employees or we will add your company for you. Our online WHMIS course is user-friendly, easy to understand, and can be completed in 60-75 minutes. Testing is provided at the end of the training, with the opportunity to immediately correct any answers and re-test to assure your staff has retained the correct knowledge. Certificates are sent immediately and are stored in your account.

This is the latest version of WHMIS in Canada. The Hazardous Products Regulations was amended in December 2022. Suppliers were allowed a 3-year transition period which ended on December 14, 2025. As of the end of this transition period on December 14, 2025, employees must be trained on the amended regulations. Prior to this amended version, WHMIS had been referred to as WHMIS 2015. The current version as of the completion of the transition period on Dec 14, 2025, is simply referred to as WHMIS.

Canadian employers are required to make this new information available to employees AND to provide WHMIS training on the new amendments even if workers were previously trained on an older WHMIS course, based on a former version of the Hazardous Products Regulations.

For more information on WHMIS and the Hazardous Products Regulations visit the Health Canada web site as an official source.

WHAT IS WHMIS AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT

WHMIS stands for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System and is a set of national standards created by Health Canada to ensure the safety of all Canadians surrounding work hazards, as well as sensitive and chemical substances.

WHMIS is implemented through workplace education programs, training that is now mandatory by law, as well as through key elements such as labeling of containers, providing safety data sheets, and effectively showing that standards are maintained and monitored.

An effective WHMIS helps workers to know the dangers of the job they are doing, and to know what to do in the case of an emergency.

In 2015 a new version of WHMIS was released and a staggered implementation was used to encourage all workplaces to communicate the new system. The deadline for the full application of the 2015 WHMIS is Dec. 1, 2018. This new system brings Canada in line with the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) with some fery important customizations for Canada's unique industries and workplace requirements. Link to page, What is GHS?

According to the government of Canada, the GHS is an "internationally consistent approach to classifying chemicals and communicating hazard information through labels and safety data sheets," (www.Canada.ca). It is the most advanced hazardous materials practices around the world and the standard internationally agreed-upon and managed by the United Nations. When countries trading with Canada, such as the United States and more, align themselves with one set of regulations, safety standards and work conditions improve to the benefit of all.

It is the responsibility of employers to know WHMIS and to ensure it is communicated to their employees. A company's own individual WHMIS program can be tailored to the needs of their field, but Health Canada requires that certain comprehensive aspects of WHMIS must be communicated. Where you are located within Canada can also impact what is required from different types of employers, according to each province or territory's agency for workplace safety and health.

Training employees may require knowing exactly what hazardous products are present in the workplace, where they are stored, and how they are used, handled or disposed of. Employees may need to know how to identify hazards and how to keep records on hazardous materials using safety data sheets. Workplaces may need to provide clear procedures for safety at all times and in emergencies. Get our FREE WHMIS Pictogram Poster!

Measuring the program and ensuring it is always up to date is also important as the amount of health and safety regulation and enforcement is steadily increasing. Employers may choose to review their WHMIS training program annually, or if workplace conditions or products change. Does a WHMIS Certificate Expire?

Legal responsibility rests with employers, but employees can help to share the duty of ensuring WHMIS is responsibly implemented. Participating in WHMIS training may be a requirement of employment and taking necessary steps to protect themselves, coworkers and the general population is an employee's duty to public safety.

An employee's training in WHMIS is generally not transferrable between companies, as each company may be implementing their own communication program. Workplace specific training should be available through your company if you will be directly handling, storing or disposing of hazardous materials.

If you don't see the training readily available to you, then it is appropriate to request it or request how you are expected to obtain it. Often online training can be delivered in a fraction of a workday at a fraction of the cost of other types of training.

Safeandcertified.com was formed in 2006 with expertise in working with educators and training professionals, creating large-scale databases and utilizing online technology. Through our online training programs, we provide help to HR professionals and managers to efficiently schedule, deliver and monitor the required WHMIS training.