ISO 45001 · Toronto, Ontario
Ekubic audits occupational health and safety for companies with sites in Toronto, Ontario. An accredited certification body issues the ISO 45001 certificate.
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Toronto safety work is construction, building services, warehouses, and crews that move between them. High-rises, occupied buildings, and contractors who arrive for a shift are the usual sample. The legal duty is still Ontario’s Occupational Health and Safety Act.
From 31 March 2025 the City of Toronto requires an Occupational Health and Safety Management System certificate on construction tenders, at qualification, for every contract value. Acceptable certificates are IHSA COR® 2020, Ontario’s SOSE certificate, or ISO 45001:2018 issued by a certification body accredited by an IAF-recognized accreditation body. Subcontractors do not have to hold the certificate, but they have to meet the constructor’s program.
See City of Toronto OHSMS certificate rule for the buyer's own wording.
A health and safety audit starts from the hazards of the work, then checks whether the controls are in use and whether incidents change anything. The certification cycle is the same sequence everywhere. What changes in Toronto is the work the audit samples.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| Get a quote | Name the company, the sites, and the standard you want certified. We reply quickly with a written quote. |
| Offer and contract | The offer states scope, timing, and price. The audit is booked after you sign. |
| Stage 1 | The documented system is reviewed, and gaps are named before Stage 2. |
| Stage 2 | The system is audited as it runs. Findings say what must be closed. |
| Certification issuing | An accredited certification body issues the certificate. |
| Surveillance and re-certification | Later visits check that the system still works. Re-certification renews the cycle. |
The eight steps, including both surveillance visits, are set out in how certification works. To start, get a quote for ISO 45001 certification. The quote comes quickly, and the steps after it keep moving.
The visit stands on the job, the dock, or the occupied floor named in the scope. A policy that never reached the hoarding will not carry Stage 2. Worker consultation has to include people who only visit.
A recommendation is not the certificate. When the audit supports certification, an accredited certification body issues it. Buyers in Toronto are checking for that certificate. How the same standard looks in how ISO 45001 looks in construction is a different operation.
Yes. From 31 March 2025 the City lists ISO 45001:2018 as one of three acceptable OHSMS certificates, alongside IHSA COR® 2020 and Ontario’s SOSE program. The ISO certificate must come from a body accredited by an IAF-recognized accreditation body. The City can still ask for the audit report.
The City’s current rule is that subcontractors do not have to hold the certificate. They have to meet or exceed the certified constructor’s health and safety program.
No. The Act remains the law. The City uses the certificate in tendering. The audit still has to see the control on the site.
The written offer prices the sites and the work in scope. A multi-site constructor is not priced like a single shop.
If that site is in the scope, yes. We do not publish a Toronto office. The audit visits the locations you name.
How these standards differ by industry is in how ISO certification helps businesses. For this standard in this kind of work, see how ISO 45001 looks in construction.
Tell us about your company and the sites in Toronto, Ontario. We reply quickly with a written quote that states the scope, the timing, and the price, then keep the audit moving. The visit is booked after you sign.
