Workers Health & Safety Centre

What Workers Health & Safety Centre does

Workers Health & Safety Centre (WHSC) is Ontario's official government-designated health and safety training centre, operating as a non-profit organization headquartered in Markham, Ontario. Founded in 1989 and led by Executive Director Andrew Mudge, WHSC delivers occupational health and safety training to Ontario workplaces under designations and approvals issued by Ontario's Chief Prevention Officer (CPO). The organization maintains a catalog of more than 40 training programs covering topics such as Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) certification, workplace hazards, and sector-specific modules, and claims to have trained hundreds of thousands of workers over more than three decades. WHSC also operates the largest French-language occupational health and safety training catalog in Ontario.

WHSC delivers training through multiple channels — in-person classroom sessions, virtual/online classes, and onsite programs at employer locations — allowing it to serve both individual learners and organizational accounts across Ontario's regulated industries, including construction, manufacturing, healthcare, municipal, and office environments. Its core business model is a transactional, per-participant fee structure, with course prices disclosed in a range of roughly $37.50 to $475 depending on program length and content depth. Customer references span manufacturing firms (e.g., Smartboard Building Products Inc.), government bodies (e.g., Ministry of Colleges and Universities), and non-profits (e.g., New Beginnings Windsor), indicating a diversified employer base.

In January 2026, WHSC introduced a digital Record of Training (ROT) system intended to issue, store, and verify worker training certificates, signalling a transition toward a more technology-enabled compliance platform. The organization has also expanded its curriculum with new modules on mental health, extreme heat, and young-worker safety, and offers programming tailored to federally regulated workplaces. Pricing is publicly posted, training is delivered on a continuous schedule across Ontario, and there is no disclosed use of AI/ML in either content delivery or administrative operations.

Name

Workers Health & Safety Centre

Legal name

Workers Health & Safety Centre

Website

https://whsc.on.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ontario's government-designated occupational health and safety training centre, delivering 40+ CPO-approved programs in-person, virtually, and onsite to employers across Ontario's regulated industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Health and Safety Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance, Safety & Regulatory Training (BPACANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Safety, Security & Facilities Onboarding (EHS, Physical Security) (EDABAOAI), Working at Heights, Fall Protection & Scaffolding (EDABAEAH), Machine Safety, Guarding & Industrial Equipment Safety (EDABAEAG), Construction & Trades Licensure (Contractor, Electrician, Plumber, HVAC CE) (EDAAALAH)

Keywords

• Occupational health training
• Workplace safety training
• Joint health safety committee
• Working at heights training
• WHMIS certification training

Headquarters

HQ city

Markham

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Course Registration: Revenue generated from registration fees for various health and safety training courses including JHSC Certification, Working at Heights, WHMIS, Ergonomics, Workplace Mental Health, and First Aid/CPR. Courses are priced per participant with promotional discounts available.
2. Onsite/Customized Training: Organizations can request customized training delivered at their workplace, with quotes provided based on course type and number of participants.
3. Membership Program: WHSC offers a membership program providing access to resources, E-news subscriptions, and exclusive content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Workers Health & Safety Centre is Ontario's official government-designated health and safety training centre, providing CPO-approved occupational health and safety training to workers, supervisors, employers, and joint health and safety committee members across the province. The centre delivers over 40 ready-to-deliver training programs through in-person classes at regional facilities, real-time virtual classrooms, and onsite workplace delivery, with bilingual English/French options and a proprietary Digital Record of Training (ROT) system for credential verification.

Product overview

Workers Health & Safety Centre is Ontario's official government-designated health and safety training centre offering a comprehensive portfolio of training programs and resources. The core offerings include JHSC Certification Training (Part I, Part II with multiple sector-specific streams including Office & Professional, Education, Construction, Health Care & Social Services, Manufacturing & Fabricating, and Correctional Facilities), Working at Heights Training and Refresher, GHS WHMIS Training, Supervisor Health and Safety Training, Ergonomics Training, Workplace Mental Health Training, First Aid & CPR Training, and Confined Space Entry Training. Training is delivered through multiple channels: in-person classes at regional facilities, real-time virtual classrooms, and onsite at client workplaces. The centre also provides a Digital Record of Training (ROT) System for secure training record management, along with Hazard Resource Lines publications and free Training Compliance Audits. With over 40 programs, WHSC is the largest provider of French-language health and safety training in Ontario.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JHSC Certification Training Ontario government-approved certification training for joint health and safety committee members, delivered in two parts (Part I foundational and Part II sector-specific) plus refresher courses required every three years.
• Working at Heights Training Seven-hour CPO-approved training program teaching fall protection equipment usage, hazard control, ladder safety, and rescue planning for construction project workers, with a 75% passing score required for certification.
• Working at Heights Refresher Training Approved refresher training required every three years to maintain working at heights certification compliance for construction workers.
• GHS WHMIS Training Training on the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals, covering new hazard classes, pictograms, labels, and safety data sheets required under Ontario's WHMIS legislation.
• Supervisor Health and Safety Training Training designed to prepare supervisors to meet competency requirements and their legal obligations to protect workers under Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Ergonomics Training Training programs including Ergonomics and MSDs, Ergonomic Toolbox, and sector-specific ergonomics training to help recognize, assess, and control musculoskeletal disorder hazards.
• Workplace Mental Health Training Programs covering psychosocial hazards, workplace violence and harassment, stress management, and critical incident PTSD to promote mentally safe and healthy workplaces.
• First Aid & CPR Training Emergency and standard first aid training including CPR/AED levels A and C, and basic life support programs for workplace responders.
• Confined Space Entry Training Training for workers who must access confined spaces in construction, covering hazard recognition, atmospheric testing, rescue procedures, and permit systems.
• Forklift Operator Training Training for forklift operators including construction and industrial forklift operator certification with practical demonstrations.
• Digital Record of Training (ROT) System Secure digital system allowing learners to access, verify, and share official training records to ensure training integrity and workplace health and safety compliance.
• Federal Committees and Representatives Program Training for federally-regulated workplace health and safety committee members covering rights, duties, inspection methods, and accident investigation under federal OHS laws.
• Worker Health and Safety Awareness Training Foundational 2-3 hour training introducing OHSA rights and responsibilities, hazard identification, and the hierarchy of controls for new or existing workers.

Quantifiable outcome

• JHSC refresher training required every 3 years for continued compliance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Public Services Health & Safety Association (PSHSA): Ontario health and safety association funded by the Ministry of Labour to provide training, resources, and consulting to public sector and healthcare workplaces. Directly comparable to WHSC, with significant overlap in JHSC certification, violence prevention, and mental health training.
• Infrastructure Health & Safety Association (IHSA): Ontario-based health and safety training provider, primarily serving construction, electrical, and transportation sectors. Direct peer to WHSC with overlapping JHSC, Working at Heights, and safety training programs under the same CPO designation framework.
• Canadian Red Cross: Major national First Aid and CPR training provider with broad employer and public course offerings. Overlaps with WHSC's First Aid & CPR business and is a standard alternative for workplace first aid certification in Ontario.
• St. John Ambulance Canada: National provider of First Aid/CPR/AED training courses across Canada, directly competing with WHSC's First Aid & CPR training line. Comparable in terms of regulated certification, course-based revenue model, and workplace training delivery.
• Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada: Certifying body for CPR and AED training programs widely used in Canadian workplaces. Directly competes with WHSC's CPR certification business and is a recognized alternative credentialing authority.
• Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS): Ontario-based safety association serving manufacturing, retail, and service sectors with training, consulting, and eLearning. Directly competes with WHSC for employer training dollars across general industry segments in Ontario.

Regional players

• Construction Safety Association of Manitoba (SAFE Work Manitoba): Manitoba's provincially designated safety training and advisory body modeled similarly to Ontario's prevention system. Operates in a separate geographic market but offers directly comparable training programs and regulatory structure.
• BCSafety (British Columbia): British Columbia's OHS training and consulting provider serving provincial employers. Comparable offerings to WHSC but constrained to BC geography, illustrating the provincial siloed nature of Canadian OHS training.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS): Federal Canadian occupational health and safety institution providing courses, resources, and eLearning across all jurisdictions. Broader in scope than WHSC (national vs. provincial) and operates as a federally mandated body rather than a provincial designated training centre.
• OSHA Training Institute (USA): US-based occupational safety training provider offering OSHA-aligned courses across construction, general industry, and maritime. Comparable in regulatory-driven training model but operates in a different jurisdiction (US federal vs. Ontario provincial).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WHSCtraining
• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/WHSCtraining
• Facebookfacebook.com/WHSCtraining
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/WHSCtraining
• Instagraminstagram.com/whsctraining

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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