Our Guiding Safety Principles

✔ CanMar is committed to maintaining a strong safety culture, minimizing injuries, and protecting the well-being of each employee, as well as the communities we work in.
✔ Safety is the core of our corporate culture; it’s not just a program.
✔ Managing safety is the responsibility of everyone in the organization.
✔ All injuries are preventable.
✔ Everyone should go home safe to their families every night.
✔ Accidents don’t just happen; they are caused.

Our Certifications

COR™ Certified by IHSA

Canmar holds the Certificate of Recognition (COR™), accredited by Ontario's Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA).

COR™ certification verifies that our comprehensive health and safety management systems consistently meet rigorous national standards. Achieving and maintaining this certification involves regular audits and continuous improvement, ensuring hazards are effectively identified, assessed, and controlled. For our clients, COR™ certification provides confidence that Canmar integrates industry-leading safety practices into every project execution stage.

Construction Safety Nova Scotia Certified

Canmar is also certified through Construction Safety Nova Scotia, demonstrating our adherence to comprehensive health and safety standards tailored specifically for Nova Scotia's construction industry.

This certification confirms our dedication to preventing workplace incidents and enhancing productivity through structured safety management practices. For our clients, this certification guarantees that each project we undertake meets stringent provincial safety standards, safeguarding both personnel and communities.

Canmar Crew members working with a ladder on a job site

Entering our job sites, one will become immediately aware of the high priority we place on safety. CanMar supplies all its employees with up-to-date CSA and Ministry of Labour approved personal protective equipment.

With Ministry of Labour standards serving as a minimum mandatory requirement on our job sites, CanMar strives to achieve its goal of ZERO ACCIDENTS / INCIDENTS by implementing various measures and practices such as the mandatory use of high visibility clothing and reflective safety vests.

Training workers in the proper use of personal protective equipment, proper handling procedures and proper work practices are also a top priority and key factor in achieving our goal of ZERO ACCIDENTS / INCIDENTS.

Canmar team reviewing a project plan in the office

CanMar Contracting Ltd. is committed to providing accessible service for its customers/clients. Whether we provide the goods and services from our main office or at our customer's location, these goods and services will be provided in a manner that is based upon the principles of dignity, independence, integration and equal opportunity to all. The provision of goods and services to persons with disabilities will be integrated wherever possible.

See our full AODA policy.
See our multi-year plan statement.

Training is vital to the success of any health and safety program. At CanMar Contracting Ltd., we provide our employees with many opportunities to learn about health and safety in the workplace. Much of our training is done in-house under the direction of our full-time Health and Safety Coordinator. All CanMar employees are certified and current in WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System). Our workers have also been trained in one or more of the following:

Standard First Aid CPR Level C
Propane Handling
Confined Spaces Hazard Awareness
Working At Heights
Supervisor Competency
Forklift Safety
Scaffold Users Hazard Awareness
Personal Protective Equipment
Suspended Access Equipment
Skid Steer Training (Theoretical and Practical)
Respiratory Fit Testing
Fire Extinguisher
Training, Naloxone Training
Oil Bath Kettle Training
Traffic Control
Transportation of Dangerous Goods

CanMar is a proud member of the League of Champions!

The League of Champions (LOC) is a cross-sectoral organization dedicated to health and safety excellence through collaboration and information sharing on real-world health and safety situations.

Together with our members and patrons, the LOC develops industry-leading best practices with a solutions-oriented focus on actual experiences.