Certificate of Recognition (COR) Manitoba
Achieve COR certification in Manitoba to strengthen compliance, enhance your reputation, and qualify for WCB prevention rebates through SAFE Work Manitoba’s SAFE Work Certified program.
Partner with Jack Sekhon & Associates, trusted expert in COR program (complimented by management systems) for COR certification process in Manitoba.
What is COR in Manitoba?
The Certificate of Recognition (COR®) is a Manitoba recognized health and safety accreditation that verifies an employer’s occupational health and safety program meets established COR program requirements, audit tool questionnaire, and expected compliance with Manitoba OHS legislation.
In Manitoba, the COR program operates through SAFE Work Manitoba — the prevention division of the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) — in collaboration with industry partners such as the Construction Safety Association of Manitoba (CSAM). SAFE Work Manitoba oversees the province’s SAFE Work Certified program, which recognizes COR-certified employers and provides access to WCB prevention rebates.
COR demonstrates that a company has implemented a systematic, proactive approach to preventing workplace injuries and ensuring alignment with Manitoba OHS required compliance.
Why COR Matters?
Beyond demonstrating an employer’s commitment to reducing workplace injuries and illnesses through effective OHS hazard control, COR offers tangible business advantages:
- Strengthen Legal Compliance and Due Diligence – The Occupational Health and Safety provisions under The Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Act and The Workplace Safety and Health Regulation require every employer to take all reasonable precautions to protect workers.
COR certification verifies that your company’s health and safety management system meets the standards recognized by SAFE Work Manitoba and the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) for due diligence, compliance, and effective injury prevention. - Pre-qualification for contracts- Required to bid on government and large industrial projects.
- Access to Financial incentives – COR-certified employers in Manitoba may qualify for financial incentives through the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) and SAFE Work Manitoba’s SAFE Work Certified program.
Eligible employers can earn prevention rebates of up to 15% of their WCB premiums by maintaining a certified health & safety program (such as COR) and demonstrating strong safety performance. - Improve Safety Culture that leads to fewer workplace injuries, lower claims and downtime, and higher employee morale and retention.
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Services We Provide
Certification Consulting
We help you ensure compliance, improve processes, and achieve certification.
Training
We provide Auditor Training for all the Major Standards including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO 45001, etc.
Compliance
We provide hands-on, value-adding compliance services that ensure adherence to product.
Fractional Consulting
Get tailored management system consulting—QMS, EMS, IATF, or OHSMS.
Auditing/Assessment
We offer auditing and assessment services to align your processes with standards and regulations, ensuring readiness for ISO certification and beyond.
ISO Toolkits
We provide toolkits for ISO standards with full Documentation.
COR Certification Process Manitoba
A structured and disciplined COR certification process includes the following:
- Gap Assessment – Evaluate the organization’s OHS practices including the OHS legal compliance against the COR audit tool and COR program requirements.
- Program Development – Assist in creating the documents based on COR program requirements and Audit Tool questions related to the following critical topics:
- OHS Legislation – JSA Inc. helps identify applicable legislation based upon your activities, products, and services (APS) for compliance due diligence.
- Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment – JSA Inc. identifies OHS hazards across all departments—physical, chemical, biological, ergonomic, psychological, and psychosocial—and applies a structured risk assessment methodology to evaluate and prioritize them as OHS risks.
- Safe Work Practices & Safe Job Procedures – Prioritized OHS risks that lead to the development of safer procedures/practices.
- Training & Orientation Records – effective Training for the COR program and legislated requirements are delivered.
- Emergency Preparedness – the identified OHS risks and legislation form the basis for the emergency response plan.
- Inspections – Provide a proactive approach to improve workplace health and safety.
- Preventive & Corrective Action Records – JSA Inc. helps you to develop correction and corrective actions based upon the root cause analysis, using various tools such as 5 Whys and others to investigate the incident.
- Annual OHS Program Review – JSA Inc. facilitates the program review based upon program requirements and audit tool questions.
- Health & Safety Policy – incorporates required commitments.
- Roles, Responsibilities & Accountability
- Implement the COR program – JSA Inc. helps you rollout the COR program through employee engagement and questionnaires.
- Internal Audits – JSA Inc. facilitates internal audits using observations, interviews, and review of documents through non-intimidating and non-embarrassing approach.
- Audit Readiness & Support – Help clients achieve the passing score first time and manage action plans for deficiencies, if needed.
- Maintenance & Recertification – Support clients in annual maintenance audits and 3-year external recertification audits.
- Training and Competency – JSA Inc. develops and provides training based upon your COR program, audit tool questions, and OHS legislation followed by a quiz to evaluate the learning.
Who Needs COR?
COR is for any industry falling under Construction Safety Association of Manitoba (CSAM), exclusive Certifying Partner for COR® in Manitoba.
Construction and infrastructure
Transportation and utilities
Manufacturing and industrial sectors
Municipal and service-based organizations
Ready to Get COR Certified in Manitoba?
Partner with JSA Inc. to develop/optimize your COR program, pass audits the first time, strengthen safety culture, and maximize your WorkSafe Manitoba incentive opportunities. With solid health & safety expertise complemented by management system specialty, we consider certification as only the first step — the true goal is cultivating a resilient compliance culture that drives measurable business performance and lasting OHS excellence.
Looking to get certified? We offer online training courses!
FAQs
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Typically, the COR process takes 6 to 12 months, depending on your organization’s current health and safety status, OHS culture, leadership commitment, and COR program requirements/audit tool knowledge/extent of legislative mandate. JSA Inc.’s structured approach, every client gets certified faster the first time with no shocks and surprises.
No, COR certification is not mandatory in Manitoba, but it is strongly encouraged and often required by many public- and private-sector project owners.
While The Workplace Safety and Health Act and The Workplace Safety and Health Regulation require all employers to maintain a safe and compliant workplace, COR certification is a voluntary program that formally verifies your health and safety program through a recognized third-party audit administered by the Certifying Partners.
A COR certificate in Manitoba is valid for three (3) years, provided the company successfully completes the required annual maintenance audits.
Here’s how the cycle works:
- Year 1: Full external audit by an IHSA-approved auditor. If successful, IHSA issues the COR 2020 certificate.
- Years 2 and 3: The company must complete and submit internal maintenance audits to IHSA to demonstrate ongoing compliance and continual improvement.
- Year 4: The organization must undergo a new external recertification audit to renew its COR status for another three-year cycle.
