Training, assigned and tracked, with certificates
Start from the free library or the built-in courses, or build your own. Assign by location or job, and see who is missing what before an inspector does.
What it does
48 free courses
From the Government of Ontario, Ontario’s safety associations and other official sources, ready to assign.
5 built-in courses
WHMIS, worker and supervisor health and safety awareness, workplace violence and harassment, and accessible customer service, taken on the employee’s own page.
Certificates with a serial number
Lessons, a quiz with an 80% pass mark, and a certificate with the score and a serial number. WHMIS is set to renew every 12 months.
A training matrix
Everyone against the qualifications their job needs, with what’s missing or about to expire.
Outside certificates
Certificates from other providers, like Working at Heights: the employee uploads a photo, you approve it, and the expiry is tracked.
Your own courses
Text, video, PDFs and slides, or turn a policy into a course with AI. New hires get their courses automatically, by location or job title.
- Ontario requires health and safety awareness training for every worker and supervisor, accessibility training for every employee and volunteer, and WHMIS training where workers use hazardous products.
- Supervisors complete awareness training within one week of starting to supervise. WHMIS training must be reviewed at least once a year.
- Prodigy Suite assigns the right courses by location and job, keeps the certificates, and flags what’s missing or expiring. The training library is in every plan.
The training Ontario requires
Basic health and safety awareness training
Every worker and supervisor, as soon as practicable after they start.
O. Reg. 297/13, ss. 1–2 · Official source
WHMIS training and safety data sheets (if workers handle hazardous products)
Any workplace where workers use, handle or are exposed to hazardous products (chemicals, cleaners, fuels and similar).
OHSA, ss. 37–42; R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 860 · Official source
Accessibility and Human Rights Code training
Every employee and volunteer, and anyone who helps set your policies.
O. Reg. 191/11, s. 7 · Official source
First aid: a kit, a trained first aider and the Form 82 poster
Every employer covered by the WSIB: a first aid box, a certified first aider on every shift (Basic up to 5 workers on a shift, Intermediate above that), the Form 82 poster and a record of first aid given. From 200 on one shift, a first aid room.
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1101, ss. 1–3, 5, 6 and 8–11 · Official source
Working at heights training (construction, with fall protection)
Construction projects: workers who may use fall protection need approved training, renewed every 3 years.
O. Reg. 297/13, ss. 26–26.10 · Official source
From the same rules the free audit checks, last reviewed October 13, 2026. See every requirement by size.
Common questions
Are Ontario’s health and safety awareness courses free?
Yes. The Ministry of Labour’s worker and supervisor awareness e-courses are free. Prodigy Suite’s library includes them, and it also has its own worker and supervisor awareness courses built in, with certificates.
How often is WHMIS training required in Ontario?
The law sets no expiry date on a WHMIS certificate, but the employer must review WHMIS training, and how well workers know it, at least once a year with the joint committee or health and safety representative (OHSA s. 42(3)). That’s why Prodigy Suite renews WHMIS every 12 months.
Do I have to keep training records?
For awareness training, yes: the employer keeps a record of the workers and supervisors who completed it (O. Reg. 297/13, s. 4). Organizations with 50 or more employees also keep records of accessibility training.
Sources
- e-Laws: O. Reg. 297/13
- Ontario: Guide to the awareness training requirements
- Ontario: WHMIS
- Ontario: How to train your staff on accessibility
This page summarizes Ontario’s rules as of October 13, 2026 for general information. It isn’t legal advice, and Prodigy Suite isn’t a law firm. Each rule links to the official source; for a specific situation, speak to an Ontario employment lawyer.
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