Share your thoughts: Providing menstrual products in federally regulated workplaces

We consulted Canadians on the proposal to require federally regulated employers to provide menstrual products in the workplace. This initiative aims to:

• ensure access to menstrual products for federally regulated employees to reduce the following:
  • physical and psychological health risks
  • the prevalence of harassment and violence in the workplace, and
  • the prevalence of missed work due to a lack of access to menstrual products
• support our commitments to gender equity

Who was focus of this consultation

We invited all Canadians to participate in this consultation, including:

• federally regulated employers and employees
• members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community
• persons with disabilities
• persons identifying as First Nations, Inuk (Inuit), Métis or Indigenous
• all Canadians

Key questions for discussion

The survey aimed to collect information on the following issues:

• providing menstrual products in in-office, non-traditional, and remote workplaces, including mobile employees
• the method of dispensing menstrual products in federally regulated workplaces
• the need for providing educational materials alongside this policy

What we heard

Interim reports

• Summary of findings from the roundtable of experts
• What we heard: Proposal on the provision of menstrual products in federally regulated workplaces

Related information

• Labour Program Forward Regulatory Plan: 2021 to 2023

Contact us

Occupational Health and Safety Unit
Labour Program of Employment and Social Development Canada
165 de l’Hôtel-de-Ville Street, Phase II
Gatineau, Quebec, K1A OJ2

Email: EDSC.LAB.SST.POLITIQUES-LAB.OHS.POLICY.ESDC@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca