The Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations

Certificate of Recognition program

The COR® Program


Program Details


COR® is an occupational safety and health accreditation program that verifies a fully implemented safety and health management system which meets national standards. The objectives of COR® are to provide industry employers with effective tools to develop, implement, assess, and promote continual improvement of their safety and health management system to prevent or mitigate incidents and injuries as well as their associated human and financial costs.

COR® is nationally registered, trademarked and endorsed by the Canadian Federation of Construction Safety Associations (CFCSA) and is delivered through member associations that have a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to serve as the Authority Having Jurisdiction to grant COR® in their respective province/territory.

Each CFCSA member association grants COR® Certification to employers, monitors compliance with program requirements and serve as an employer’s main point of contact for all operational aspects related to COR® in their respective province/territory. CFCSA member associations have the flexibility to include additional requirements tailored to their industry, province, or territory within their respective COR® accreditation program.

NOTE: COR® must be granted by the Authority Having Jurisdiction in each of the provinces/territories you work. A straightforward process is available to companies that have achieved COR® and would like to request equivalency/reciprocity in another jurisdiction.

COR® Research Briefs prepared by UBC School of Population and Public Health

Occupational health and safety interventions, including regulatory approaches, programs, and management systems, are key strategies for reducing worker injury and illness.

Certificate of Recognition (COR®) audit programs use voluntary audit-based certification as a way of recognizing or encouraging effective OHS practices. COR® programs provide premium rebates to employers who meet certain occupational health and safety management benchmarks or who have implemented a return to work program for injured workers.

We conducted independent impact evaluations of the COR® programs in BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan to assess how participation has affected firms’ injury rates and health and safety experience. BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan evaluations found that certification is associated with lower injury rates. Detailed results are available in the research briefs below.

We worked with the BC Construction Safety Alliance and WorkSafeBC to assess the measurement properties of the specific COR® audit tool used in the BC construction sector and identify the elements of the audit that are most predictive of firm work injury rates, with the goal of improving the design, delivery, and effectiveness of the COR® program.

Research Briefs - Partnership for Work, Health and Safety

For more visit: https://pwhs.ubc.ca/research/policy-and-program-evaluation/certificate-of-recognition-audit-program/


Authority Having Jurisdiction

If you are interested in learning more about COR® or the equivalency/reciprocity process, please contact your Provincial or Territorial Construction Safety Association below:

British Columbia

COR® Program
British Columbia Construction Safety Alliance

Alberta

COR® Program
Alberta Construction Safety Association

Saskatchewan

COR® Program
Heavy Construction Safety Association of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

COR® Program
Saskatchewan Construction Safety Association

Manitoba

COR® Program
Construction Safety Association of Manitoba

Manitoba

COR® Program
Manitoba Heavy Construction Association

Ontario

COR® Program
Infrastructure Health & Safety Association

New Brunswick

COR® Program
New Brunswick Construction Safety Association

Newfoundland & Labrador

COR® Program
Newfoundland and Labrador Construction Safety Association

Nova Scotia

COR® Program
Construction Safety Nova Scotia

Northwest Territories & Nunavut

COR® Program
Northern Construction Safety Association