Certificate of Recognition (COR) Saskatchewan
Demonstrate your commitment to health & safety excellence to Saskatchewan clients. Get COR program certified to verify compliance with applicable Saskatchewan OHS legislation, unlock new business opportunities/contracts, and qualify for WorkSafe Saskatchewan incentives.
Partner with Jack Sekhon & Associates, trusted experts in COR program (complimented by management systems specialty) for COR certification process in Saskatchewan.
What is COR in Saskatchewa ?
The Certificate of Recognition (COR®) is a Saskatchewan 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 Saskatchewan OHS legislation.
In Saskatchewan, the program operates under WorkSafe Saskatchewan, a partnership between the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) and the Ministry of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety.
COR demonstrates that a company has implemented a systematic, proactive approach to preventing workplace injuries and ensuring alignment with Saskatchewan 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 – Occupational Health and Safety provisions under The Saskatchewan Employment Act and OHS Regulations (2020) require every employer to take all reasonable precautions to protect workers. COR certification verifies that your company’s health and safety program meets the standards recognized by WorkSafe Saskatchewan and WCB for due diligence and effective injury prevention.
- Pre-qualification for contracts- Required to bid on government and large industrial projects.
- Access to Financial incentives – COR-certified employers may qualify for financial incentives and premium reductions through the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) and WorkSafe Saskatchewan initiatives such as Mission: Zero and other safety excellence programs.
- 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 Saskatchewan
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?
Saskatchewan industries need COR that belong to the following Certifying Partners:
- Heavy Construction Safety Association of Saskatchewan (HCSAS)
- Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association (SCSA)
- Motor Safety Association (MSA)
- Energy Safety Canada (ESC)
- Service & Hospitality Safety Association (SHSA)
- Manufacturing Safety Association of Saskatchewan (MSAS)
- Service & Hospitality Safety Association (SHSA)
- Saskatchewan Mining Association (SMA)
- Service, Hospitality, and Retail Safety Association (SHRSA) (previously SHSA for hospitality)
Construction and infrastructure
Transportation and utilities
Manufacturing and industrial sectors
Municipal and service-based organizations
Ready to Get COR Certified in Saskatchewan?
Partner with JSA Inc. to develop/optimize your COR program, pass audits with confidence, strengthen safety culture, and maximize your WorkSafe Saskatchewan 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.
Other Certifications We Offer in Saskatchewan
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 Saskatchewan , but it is strongly encouraged and often required by many public- and private-sector project owners.
While The Saskatchewan Employment Act and OHS Regulations, 2020 requires 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 Saskatchewan is valid for three (3) years, provided the company successfully completes the required annual maintenance audits.
Here’s how the certification cycle works:
- Year 1: The company undergoes a full external audit conducted by an approved Certifying Partner auditor (e.g., SCSA, HCSAS, MSA). If successful, the organization is issued the COR certificate.
- Years 2 and 3: The company must complete and submit internal maintenance audits to its Certifying Partner to demonstrate continued compliance and system improvement.
- Year 4: The organization must undergo a new external recertification audit to renew its COR status for another three-year cycle.
