Council of Governors

The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is governed by a tripartite council representing governments (federal, provincial and territorial), employers, and labour, which assists in delivering a trustworthy and complete occupational health and safety service, and ensures that the information CCOHS disseminates is unbiased.

Chairperson

Gary Robertson

Assistant Deputy Minister
Employment and Social Development Canada

Representing

Employer Associations

John Beckett

Federally Regulated Employers

Vice President, Training, Safety & Recruitment
BC Maritime Employers Association

Andrea O. Nalyzyty

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

Vice-President, Employee Relations, Policy
Governance & HR Operations Human Resources
CIBC

Marcel Pouliot

Canadian Transportation Association

Vice President, Safety & Fleet
Trimac Transportation

Nomination pending (1)

Representing

Labour Associations

Troy Winters

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Senior Health and Safety Officer
Canadian Union of Public Employees

Nomination pending (3)

Representing

Provincial and Territorial Governments

Ross Nairne

Alberta

Executive Director of the Occupational Health and Safety Policy and Program Development Branch
Alberta Jobs, Skills, Labour and Training

Trevor Alexander

British Columbia

Senior Vice-President, Operations, Worker & Employer Services
WorkSafeBC

Shelly Dauphinee

New Brunswick

Vice President, WorkSafe Services
WorkSafeNB

Leslie Galway

Newfoundland and Labrador

Principal Consultant
Shalomar Consultancy

Dave Grundy

Northwest Territories

President and CEO
Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission

Phillip Germain

Saskatchewan

Vice-President,
Prevention & Employer Services
Saskatchewan Workers' Compensation Board

Kimberley Henney

Yukon

Manager, Occupational Health & Safety
Yukon Government

Nomination pending (6)

President

Gareth Jones

Acting President and Chief Executive Officer

Secretary-Treasurer

Frank Leduc

Vice-President, Finance/CFO

Secretariat

Ivy Lumia

Corporate Secretary