Canada Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Course for Employees

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What Is Sexual Harassment Training?

Sexual harassment training is a compliance training program mandated by provincial and federal laws and regulations. It applies to organizations of all shapes and sizes and helps you prevent workplace sexual harassment in any form, including inappropriate remarks, unwanted physical contact, showing pornographic material, and demands for sexual favors.

  • Federal & province compliant
  • 1-hour training for employees
  • Available in English
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  • Maintain Compliance

    The ProProfs training course meets current federal and provincial sexual harassment training requirements. The course is designed by legal professionals to help you administer the training at the workplace and ensure ongoing compliance.

  • Course Library + LMS

    ProProfs gives you an engaging online course with videos, scenarios, flashcards, quizzes and more for engaging learning experiences. You also get our powerful Training Maker software to customize, deliver, and track the course.

  • Easy Administration

    Easily assign courses, manage groups, give roles & permissions, and get reports using ProProfs’ centralized and secure virtual classroom. Assign courses in different ways - share a direct link via email, set up a classroom, or embed the course on your website.

  • Smart Reporting

    Access smart reports & analytics and monitor participation, engagement, progress, and completion in real-time. View reports on course completion, in-course quizzes and surveys, and keep improving your training based on learner feedback.

  • 24/7 Delightful Support

    We’re available 24/7 for help via phone, email & live chat to ensure you a delightful experience. You get a dedicated customer success manager who will not only onboard you with the product but also ensure you can meet regulatory compliance and employee training goals with ProProfs.

Maintain Compliance arrow

The ProProfs training course meets current federal and provincial sexual harassment training requirements. The course is designed by legal professionals to help you administer the training at the workplace and ensure ongoing compliance.

Maintain Compliance
Course Library + LMS arrow

ProProfs gives you an engaging online course with videos, scenarios, flashcards, quizzes and more for engaging learning experiences. You also get our powerful Training Maker software to customize, deliver, and track the course.

Course Library + LMS
Easy Administration arrow

Easily assign courses, manage groups, give roles & permissions, and get reports using ProProfs’ centralized and secure virtual classroom. Assign courses in different ways - share a direct link via email, set up a classroom, or embed the course on your website.

Easy Administration
Smart Reporting arrow

Access smart reports & analytics and monitor participation, engagement, progress, and completion in real-time. View reports on course completion, in-course quizzes and surveys, and keep improving your training based on learner feedback.

Smart Reporting
24/7 Delightful Support arrow

We’re available 24/7 for help via phone, email & live chat to ensure you a delightful experience. You get a dedicated customer success manager who will not only onboard you with the product but also ensure you can meet regulatory compliance and employee training goals with ProProfs.

24/7 Delightful Support
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Federal & Province Compliant

Meets Canada federal, provincial, and territorial sexual harassment training requirements.

Anytime, Anywhere Access

Access training courses on your smartphones, laptops, or tablets from anywhere, anytime.

Self-Paced Learning

Employees can take the course based on their schedule. They can start, pause, and resume as needed.

Engaging Quizzes & Surveys

Launch quizzes and surveys from within the course and easily assess retention and gaps.

Virtual Classroom

Manage learner groups, course assignments, and group admins easily using a centralized virtual classroom.

Real-Life Scenarios

Includes real-life case studies and examples to illustrate incidents of workplace sexual harassment.

Smart Reports

View AI reports & analytics on learners’ progress, course completion, engagement, and scores.

Completion Certificates

Every course participant is guaranteed a custom-designed certificate at the end of the training.

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Get email, phone, and live chat support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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Course Outline

1.   Course Overview
  • Course Overview
2.   Introduction to Sexual Harassment
  • What Is Sexual Harassment
  • Flashcards: Recognizing Sexual Harassment
  • Who Can Be the Target?
  • Who Can Be the Perpetrator?
  • Where Can Sexual Harassment Happen?
  • Scenario
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Chapter Feedback
3.   Types Of Sexual Harassment
  • Quid Pro Quo
  • Flashcards: Examples of Quid Pro Quo Harassment
  • Scenario
  • Hostile Work Environment
  • Flashcards: Examples of Hostile Work Environment
  • Scenario
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Chapter Feedback
4.   When Sexual Harassment Occurs
  • What to Do if You are Sexually Harassed?
  • How Do You Prove Unwelcome Sexual Harassment?
  • What Can I Do If I’m Falsely Accused of Sexual Harassment?
  • Consequences of Sexual Harassment
  • Scenario
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Chapter Feedback
5.   Retaliation
  • What Is Retaliation?
  • What Is Not Retaliation?
  • Consequences of Retaliation
  • Scenario
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Chapter Feedback
6.   Reporting Sexual Harassment Options
  • Call the State of Illinois Sexual Harassment & Discrimination Helpline
  • Report the Incident to Your Employer
  • File a Charge with the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR)
  • File a Charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Scenario
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Chapter Feedback
7.   Employer Responsibility for Sexual Harassment
  • The Employer Responsibility
  • Making an Investigation
  • Handout: What Should Employers Not Do During an Investigation?
  • Corrective Measures
  • Scenario
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Chapter Feedback
8.   PLACEHOLDER: Your Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy
  • Upload Your Sexual Harassment Prevention Policy
9.   Conclusion
  • Final Assessment
  • Course Handouts
  • Course Feedback
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What You’ll Learn

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Define sexual harassment
  • Identify the types of sexual harassment
  • Learn how to respond to incidents of sexual harassment
  • Know the relevant federal, provincial, and territorial statutory provisions concerning sexual harassment
  • Understand employers, supervisors, and employees’ responsibilities in preventing sexual harassment
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Canada Sexual Harassment Training Requirements

The Criminal Code of Canada defines conduct that constitutes criminal offenses. Under it, sexual harassment is considered a form of sexual assault, and a person who engages in sexual harassment could face criminal charges.

Province

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

New Brunswick

Newfoundland & Labrador

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Saskatchewan

Northwest Territories and Nunavut

Yukon Territory

Harassment Training Requirements

An employer who employs 20 or more workers shall establish, in consultation with the joint work site health and safety committee, a health and safety program. An employer with fewer than 20 workers shall involve affected workers and the health and safety representative, if one exists, in hazard assessment and control or elimination of the hazards.

Every employer must provide workers with the information, instruction, training, and supervision necessary to ensure health and safety in carrying out their work. (WorkSafe BC Policy D3-115-2)

Employers must review their policies, including training that is being given, annually. (WorkSafe BC Policy D3-115-2)

All employers must develop and implement a written harassment prevention policy in consultation with the workplace safety and health committee or representative (Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Regulation, M.R. 217/2006, Part 10)

An employer shall establish a written code of practice for harassment at the place of employment to ensure the health and safety of employees to the extent possible (s.374.4(1), Reg. 2018-82)

An employer shall review the codes of practice at least once each year in consultation with all committees and all health and safety representatives (s. 374.8(1))

An employer shall develop, implement, and maintain a written harassment prevention plan, to be reviewed as necessary but at least annually (NLR Reg. 3/19)

The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission has introduced online resources to assist employers in addressing and preventing sexual harassment in the workplace; there does not appear to be a strict training requirement [as of this writing]

Employers must ensure that they provide their employees with information and instruction that is appropriate for the workers with respect to workplace harassment. (OHSA, s. 32.0.8)

A policy must be reviewed at least annually, and must be written and posted conspicuously in the workplace if there are six or more people working at the workplace (s.32.0.1).

Every employer shall, after consultation with employees or their representatives, if any, issue a policy statement on sexual harassment (ESA) The policy statement must include various statements to the effect that reasonable efforts will be taken by the employer to ensure that no sexual harassment occurs in the workplace (ESA)

Employers must take reasonable action to prevent psychological harassment and, whenever they become aware of such behaviour, to put a stop to it. They must, in particular, adopt and make available to their employees a psychological harassment prevention and complaint processing policy. (ARLS)

Employers are advised to promote awareness about harassment prevention through meetings and training.

OHS regulations require all employers to develop and implement an effective written harassment policy, for best practice. This may include proactive training that can make use of videos, publications, or reference materials (WSCC Code of Practice)

No specific training requirements but new regulations are being developed [as of this writing]

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