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Director and officer liability for OHS compliance

Watch this on-demand webinar to understand how occupational health and safety liability can affect directors and executives, and what steps may help reduce personal and business risk.

What this webinar covers

The Director and Officer Liability for OHS Compliance webinar looks at the legal and practical risks directors and officers may face when a workplace incident happens.

This recorded webinar explains where personal liability can arise, what current enforcement trends may mean for leaders and what diligence steps may help strengthen your position before issues escalate.

In this webinar, you’ll explore these topics:

Legal obligations: What directors and officers need to understand about their responsibilities under occupational health and safety legislation.
Personal risks: How liability can extend to fines, prosecutions and criminal charges in serious cases.
Enforcement direction: What recent legal cases may say about how accountability is being applied in Canada.
Practical action: Steps leaders can take to exercise diligence and reduce exposure.

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Executives and directors can face personal liability, including criminal charges, for workplace accidents.

Watch our on-demand webinar, created with OHS Canada and featuring legal expert Justine Lindner and SafeContractor Senior Account Manager Dylan Street, to learn how to protect your workforce, yourself and your business.

Leaders do not need to be directly involved in a workplace incident to be held accountable under health and safety laws. The good news is that, with the right knowledge, you can take proactive steps to reduce risk.

In this webinar, we break down what you need to know to stay compliant and better protected.

Core obligations: Key legal obligations for directors and officers under occupational health and safety legislation.
Personal liability risk: The real risks of personal liability, including fines and criminal charges.
Enforcement trends: Recent legal cases that are shaping enforcement trends in Canada.
Diligence steps: Practical steps executives can take to exercise diligence.

What you’ll learn from this webinar

What personal liability can look like

This webinar explains how workplace incidents can create personal exposure for directors and officers, including legal and criminal consequences in serious cases.

What the law expects from leaders

You’ll get a clearer view of the legal obligations that apply to directors and officers under occupational health and safety rules, and why leadership accountability matters even when day-to-day work is delegated.

What recent cases may be signaling

The session highlights recent legal cases shaping enforcement in Canada, helping you understand how accountability is being interpreted in practice.

What diligence can look like in practice

You’ll also learn practical steps executives can take to show diligence, reduce risk and support a stronger health and safety approach across the organization.

Meet the speakers for this expert-led webinar

This webinar brings together legal and operational perspectives on leadership accountability, workplace safety and contractor compliance.

Justine Lindner

Partner (Labour & Employment) at McCarthy Tétrault

Justine advises public and private sector employers on employment standards, wrongful dismissal, human rights, privacy and workplace health and safety. She represents clients before courts, tribunals and labour arbitrators, conducts workplace investigations and delivers training on Occupational Health and Safety Act and Criminal Code compliance.

Dylan Street

Senior Account Manager,
SafeContractor

Dylan Street helps large Canadian organizations streamline third-party risk and contractor compliance. Working with industries such as property management, retail and mining, he supports teams building scalable programs that move beyond box-ticking and help protect safety, compliance and brand reputation.

See what leadership liability means before it becomes urgent

Get a clearer view of director and officer liability, current enforcement trends and the practical steps that may help reduce risk across your organization.

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