OBJECTS, ACTIVITIES AND POWERS OF THE CENTRE

Marginal note:Objects of Centre

5. The objects of the Centre are

• (a) to promote health and safety in the workplace in Canada and the physical and mental health of working people in Canada;

• (b) to facilitate

  • (i) consultation and cooperation among federal, provincial and territorial jurisdictions, and

  • (ii) participation by labour and management

  in the establishment and maintenance of high standards of occupational health and safety appropriate to the Canadian situation;

• (c) to assist in the development and maintenance of policies and programs aimed at the reduction or elimination of occupational hazards; and

• (d) to serve as a national centre for statistics and other information relating to occupational health and safety.

Marginal note:Activities and powers of Centre

• 6. (1) The Centre may, in furtherance of its objects,

  • (a) promote, assist, initiate and evaluate research;

  • (b) establish and operate systems and facilities for collecting, recording, processing, analysing, evaluating and disseminating statistics and other information;

  • (c) publish and otherwise disseminate scientific, technological and other information;

  • (d) provide advice, information and service relating to existing or anticipated occupational health and safety problems to workers, trade unions, employers and government, to national, provincial and international organizations and to the public;

  • (e) support and facilitate the training of personnel in and for the field of occupational health and safety;

  • (f) sponsor and support public meetings, conferences and seminars;

  • (g) expend, for the purposes of this Act, any money appropriated by Parliament for the work of the Centre or received by the Centre through the conduct of its operations;

  • (h) give recognition to public or private organizations or individuals for outstanding contributions in the field of occupational health and safety; and

  • (i) do such other things as are conducive to the carrying out of its objects.

• Marginal note:Centre to consider briefs and other representations

  (2) The Centre shall consider briefs and other written representations submitted to it on matters relating to occupational health and safety and may arrange public forums relating thereto.

• Marginal note:Donations

  (3) The Centre may acquire money, securities or other property by gift, bequest or otherwise and, notwithstanding anything in this Act, may expend, administer or dispose of the money, securities or other property subject to the terms, if any, on which the money, securities or other property is given, bequeathed or otherwise made available to the Centre.

• Marginal note:Ancillary powers

  (4) For the purposes of carrying out its activities under subsections (1) to (3), the Centre has the capacity, rights, powers and privileges of a natural person.