Accessible pathways. Assessed. Installed. Verified.
North Shore Safety identifies accessibility barriers along your property's path of travel — parking, entrances, walkways, thresholds, wayfinding — and delivers the fix: specified, supplied, and installed, with the documentation to prove it. AODA-driven, contractor-delivered.
We find the barriers along your accessible path — and fix them.
Ontario businesses and non-profits with 20 or more employees must self-audit and file an accessibility compliance report under the AODA by December 31, 2026. Many facilities are still operating under "grandfathered" status — built to whatever accessibility standard was in effect at the time. That status isn't permanent: once a trigger event occurs, the space has to meet the accessibility requirements in the current Ontario Building Code, not the one from the day it was built.
North Shore Safety runs the full pathway retrofit for compliance: parking and drop-off, entrances, walkways, thresholds, and wayfinding — assessed, specified, sourced, and installed, then verified with the documentation you need to self-certify and file on time.
Assess → Specify → Supply → Install → Verify
Non-compliance risk under AODA s. 37: up to $100,000/day for corporations, $50,000/day for individuals and directors. Full breakdown →
Grandfathering ends when:
- 01A major or extensive renovation touches entrances, washrooms, or a path of travel
- 02The building's use or occupancy classification changes
- 03A new building permit is issued for renovation or addition work
- 04The space undergoes new construction or redevelopment
- 05Any alteration would otherwise reduce existing accessibility — never permitted on its own
One partner, every property.
Managing accessibility across a portfolio usually means a different contractor, timeline, and paper trail for every site. North Shore Safety runs a single, standardized pathway retrofit program across your entire portfolio — one point of contact, one reporting standard, one team that already knows your properties.
Portfolio-Wide Assessment
Every property audited against the same standard, with a prioritized retrofit schedule across your whole portfolio — not handled site by site.
Centralized Documentation
One reporting format across every site, so your compliance record stays consistent and audit-ready no matter how many properties you manage.
Phased Rollout Scheduling
Retrofit work scheduled around your budget cycles and operational constraints, property by property, on a timeline that works for your organization.
Single Point of Contact
One team, one relationship — no re-explaining your portfolio to a new contractor at every property.
Full-spectrum safety compliance. Audited. Documented. Defended.
North Shore Safety builds and maintains the health & safety documentation, audits, and response plans that keep your site compliant — and keeps the paper trail defensible when someone actually asks to see it. OHSA-aligned, built to hold up under real scrutiny.
North Shore was built on a simple premise: safety compliance shouldn't be a scramble. It should be a steady, documented practice that holds up whether the inspector arrives announced or not.
Our team works directly on your site — walking the floor, reviewing your programs, and translating dense regulatory language into procedures your crew will actually follow. We don't just flag what's wrong; we help you fix it and keep the paper trail to prove it.
When a rule changes, you hear it from us first — not from a citation.
We're fully WSIB-covered with $2,000,000 in commercial general liability coverage, and we specify and install accessibility product systems from established manufacturers — including Kinesik and SureWerx — matched to your site's requirements.
Full-spectrum safety compliance — built to hold up under real scrutiny.
H&S Documentation Package
A complete health & safety documentation package — written for how your site actually runs, not copied from a template. Built once, defensible every time someone asks to see it.
Compliance Audits
Full-site OHSA and provincial-standard audits with a prioritized, plain-language corrective action list.
Documentation Defense
Recordkeeping systems built to withstand inspection — organized, current, and ready before anyone asks.
Incident Response & Investigation
On the ground when it happens — immediate response support, root-cause investigation, and reporting that meets recordkeeping standards and reduces recurrence.
Emergency Response Planning
Written emergency procedures and response plans built for your specific site — not a boilerplate template pulled off a shelf.
Regulatory Monitoring
Ongoing tracking of proposed and final rules relevant to your trade, with plain-language impact briefs.
What's moving through the pipeline right now.
We monitor proposed and final rules that affect job site safety programs, so you're never the last to know. Status is reviewed and updated weekly.
Accessibility Compliance Reporting
Private and non-profit organizations with 20 or more employees must self-audit and file their accessibility compliance report under the AODA by December 31, 2026 — the first reporting cycle since the province's original 2025 barrier-free target passed.
Minimum $500,000 Fine for Repeat Offences
Under the Working for Workers Six Act, 2024, a corporation convicted of a second or subsequent OHSA offence resulting in a worker's death or serious injury within a two-year period now faces a mandatory minimum fine of $500,000 — the highest minimum workplace safety penalty in Canada. With the 25% victim fine surcharge, the effective total reaches $625,000, and it applies regardless of mitigating circumstances.
MEWP & Elevating Work Platform Training
A new standalone regulation covering MEWPs, mast climbers, and vehicle-mounted aerial devices came into force April 20, 2026. Structured theory-and-practical operator training, valid for five years, becomes mandatory January 1, 2027, with a grace period for workers already trained under the prior rule.
Type 2 Protective Headwear
Amendments filed April 20, 2026 raise the bar on head protection, moving construction projects to Type 2 headwear meeting CSA Z94.1 or ANSI Z89.1 — adding lateral impact and dislodgement-prevention protection (typically a chin strap) on top of the existing top-impact standard. The updated standard takes effect July 1, 2027 — sites should plan stock transition ahead of that date.
AED Requirements — Construction Projects
In force since January 1, 2026: construction projects with 20 or more workers regularly employed and an expected duration of three months or longer must have a maintained, accessible AED on site. WSIB reimbursement of up to $2,500 is available for units purchased between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2027.
Administrative Monetary Penalties
In force since November 27, 2025, OHSA inspectors can now issue administrative monetary penalties directly for contraventions of the Act, regulations, and compliance orders — a faster enforcement tool alongside traditional charges. Applies across every sector covered by OHSA, not just construction.
Workplace Harassment — Virtual & Telework Coverage
Recent amendments extend OHSA's reach to telework performed in a private residence and expand the definition of workplace harassment to include vexatious conduct carried out through communications technology — texts, chat, email. Worth a fresh look at your harassment and violence policies.
Washroom Facilities — Records of Cleaning
In force since January 1, 2026, employers and constructors must keep, maintain, and make available records showing when washroom facilities were cleaned. Easy to overlook, easy for an inspector to ask for.
JHSC Certification Program Overhaul
Effective July 1, 2026, Ontario's Joint Health and Safety Committee certification training program moves to a modernized curriculum with hybrid (in-person and online) delivery, a simplified recertification process using refresher training instead of a full retake, and eliminates the one-time certification exemption. JHSC meetings can now also be held virtually. Existing certifications remain valid; programs completed before June 30, 2026 are still accepted.
CSA-Certified Respirators Now Accepted
In force since July 1, 2026, Ontario now accepts CSA-certified respirators and particulate filters — including CA-labelled CSA filters — alongside the previously required NIOSH standard, across the Designated Substances, Asbestos, and Biological/Chemical Agents regulations. Fit-testing requirements are unchanged: still required before first use and at least every two years.
WSIB Penalties Increased — Up to $750,000
Under the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025, in force since November 27, 2025, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act now allows fines of up to $750,000 per conviction for employers convicted of multiple counts of the same offence in one proceeding. Failing to pay WSIB premiums when due is now its own distinct offence, and false or misleading statements to WSIB about a benefit claim can trigger administrative penalties on top of any court-imposed fine.
A steady, four-part engagement — from pathway installs to ongoing compliance.
Assess
We walk your site and review existing programs against current federal and provincial requirements.
Prioritize
Findings are ranked by risk and deadline, so your team knows exactly what to fix first.
Implement
We source and install physical corrections where the site calls for it, and build or update the documentation, training materials, and procedures needed to close every other gap.
Monitor
We stay on as your regulatory radar, flagging changes before they become findings.
Let's look at where you stand.
A first conversation is free and unhurried — tell us about your site, and we'll tell you honestly where the risk sits.