Support, training and guides on domestic violence in the workplace
Get help: support services
- Contact your departmental Employee Assistance Program
- Access Shelter Safe, which helps women and children seeking safety from violence and abuse by connecting women with their nearest shelter
- Learn more about stopping family violence and how to find supports and services in your area
Learn more: training courses
Course offered by the Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS):
- Domestic Violence in the Workplace
- One-Day Workshop – Harassment and Violence Prevention Starts with Civility and Respect
Course offered by the Joint Learning Program (JLP):
One-Day Workshop – Preventing Harassment and Violence in the Workplace
Related courses offered by the Canada School of Public Service
- G417 – Creating a Respectful Workplace
- C255 – Values and Ethics Foundations for Employees (Orientation Program)
- C355 – Values and Ethics Foundations for Managers
- W011- Preventing Harassment and Violence in the Canadian Workplace
- W012 – Preventing Harassment in the Global Workplace – Manager Edition
- Z064 – Workplace Violence in the Canadian Federal Jurisdiction – Recognise the Risk and Take Action
- Z066 – Workplace Violence in the Canadian Federal Jurisdiction – Establish a Prevention Program
Find more: guides and handbooks
- Effects of domestic violence in the workplace: Overview and resource toolkit – WorkSafe BC
- Domestic Violence Risk Assessment Tool: WorkSafe BC
- Addressing Domestic Violence in the Workplace: A Handbook for Employers Outside of B.C. – WorkSafe BC
- Addressing Domestic Violence in the Ontario Workplace: Booklet - Ontario Public Services Health and Safety Association
- Balancing safety and confidentiality in situations of workplace domestic violence: Guidelines - Western Education - Make It Our Business
- Assessing Threats and Managing Risks in the Workplace: Guidelines - Western Education - Make It Our Business
- Safety Planning at Work - Western Education - Make It Our Business
- Setting up Security Measures to Stop Domestic Violence in the Workplace: Guidelines - Western Education - Make It Our Business
- Family Violence Toolkit (coming soon): provides employers, unions and employees with tools for recognizing and responding to family violence situations that enter the workplace: New Brunswick Family Violence and the Workplace Committee
- Learning to end abuse: an initiative from the Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women and Children (university of Western Ontario) promotes the development of community-centred, action research on violence against women and children
- Domestic Violence Goes to Work Every Day: A Bargaining Guide - Ontario Federal of Labour
- Trousse média sur la violence conjugale (French only) - Institut national de santé publique, Québec