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A CNESST workplace inspection: what happens, and the rights on both sides
An inspector arriving at a workplace is not a tax audit: they check specific duties, can require corrections and set deadlines. Knowing how it unfolds prevents a routine visit from becoming a sanction.
Check before acting
An inspector arriving at a workplace is not a tax audit: they check specific duties, can require corrections and set deadlines. Knowing how it unfolds prevents a routine visit from becoming a sanction.
A worker who reports is protected
The law protects against reprisals for exercising a health and safety right or reporting a danger. For an employer, the best preparation is not legal: up-to-date registers, completed training, compliant equipment and documented corrections.
Official sources
Sources: CNESST (https://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca/en/); Quebec — employment (https://www.quebec.ca/en/employment). Checked September 20, 2026 — amounts, deadlines and fees are not reproduced here: confirm with the official source.
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