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Preventing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination in Canada

Canadian workplaces require employees and supervisors to navigate workplace interactions with professionalism, awareness, and accountability across diverse teams and environments.

This training helps learners recognize inappropriate behavior, identify concerns early, and respond with greater confidence and judgment in everyday workplace situations.

Built by employment law attorneys, this training helps organizations translate workplace policies and legal obligations into practical workplace behavior that is legally informed and aligned with evolving workplace expectations across Canada.

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Audience

All employees

Format

Self-paced, scenario-based online training

Compliance Scope

Aligns with multiple provincial mandates

Duration

30 minutes

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The impact of workplace harassment and discrimination.

SHIFT helps organizations strengthen workplace culture, reduce risk, and support respectful workplace behavior across Canadian teams.

1 in 5

global workers has experienced harassment or discrimination

60%

of workers do not report incidents of discrimination

2x

women are twice as likely as men to experience sexual harassment at work

Harassment and discrimination can affect trust, retention, workplace culture, and organizational performance. Preventing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination in Canada helps employees recognize concerns early, apply sound judgment in difficult situations, and respond in ways that support respectful workplace interactions across Canadian workplaces.

Harassment Prevention Training That Protects People and Drives Performance in Canada.

Course overview

Preventing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination in Canada equips employees and supervisors with practical tools to recognize and respond to inappropriate workplace behavior.

Through interactive scenarios, learners explore how harassment, discrimination, and retaliation can appear in subtle and complex ways, and how to address concerns appropriately.

This is not check-the-box training. It is behavior-focused learning designed to improve decision-making and strengthen workplace culture.

Beyond policy to real-world prevention

Most harassment and discrimination training explains rules but does not prepare employees for real workplace pressure.

This course focuses on identifying early warning signs, understanding impact versus intent, and responding effectively when situations are unclear or escalating.

The result is a workforce better equipped to prevent misconduct and support a respectful environment.

Key learner takeaways

 

This training builds the ability to:

  • Identify harassment, discrimination, and retaliation in workplace situations
  • Recognize inappropriate behavior early and respond appropriately
  • Understand the difference between intent and impact
  • Apply bystander intervention strategies
  • Strengthen accountability and reporting practices

Shift HR Compliance Training has made facilitating required trainings incredibly straightforward.

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Alicia Janowicz
Human Resources Business Partner

Compliance coverage

Compliance you can trust

We also offer our Preventing Workplace Harassment & Discrimination course in the following versions:

  • A global version as well as country-specific versions tailored to meet compliance requirements in UK, Australia, and India, with additional regions available upon request.
  • A sensitive locations version, modified to align with local norms in regions where sensitivities to some content require changes.
  • A streamlined U.S. version that simplifies complex training mandates, allowing learners to take a single course and select the location(s) where they work or manage. The intuitive platform also adapts dynamically to mandated time requirements, ensuring both flexibility and compliance.
  • Industry-specific versions for retail, healthcare, and manufacturing and trade to ensure content reflects the realities of each workplace.

Meets multiple provincial mandates in Canada

Proven to change behavior.

This training goes beyond awareness to drive meaningful behavior change.

  • Uses realistic workplace scenarios
  • Highlights early-stage risks and escalation points
  • Encourages reflection and accountability
  • Builds practical judgment in workplace situations
  • Strengthens respectful workplace culture

Result: Employees make more informed decisions that reduce risk and improve workplace culture.

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Course details

 

Format
Self-paced eLearning with interactive scenarios and reflection points
Duration
30 minutes
Languages
English and Spanish (others available upon request)
Certificate
Instant certificate download
Accessibility
WCAG 2.1 AA compliant, screen-reader compatible, closed captions included
Flexible Delivery Options
SCORM-ready training, deployable via client LMS or hosted by SHIFT
Customization
Branding options and full content tailoring available, with updates reviewed to maintain alignment with legal requirements
White Glove Implementation
Dedicated Project Manager
SCORM integration
LMS set-up & admin training
Go-live support and post-launch check-ins

Frequently asked questions about preventing harassment and discrimination training in Canada.

Yes. It is designed to support Canadian workplace harassment and discrimination prevention expectations. Organizations should confirm alignment with province-specific requirements where applicable.

Yes. It is designed for supervisors and non-supervisory employees.

It uses scenario-based learning to help employees recognize, prevent, and respond to inappropriate conduct in real workplace situations.

Yes. SHIFT offers full customization including branding, policy alignment, and industry-specific scenarios.

See how SHIFT prepares your teams for real workplace decisions.

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