Starting December 15, federally regulated employers must provide menstrual products to workers at no cost while in the workplace.

This includes putting pads and tampons in washrooms or another space controlled by the employer so that any worker who needs them (including cisgender women, non-binary individuals, transgender men, and intersex individuals) during their workdays has access.

Guidance material on this requirement is now available on the Government of Canada website.

For more information

Questions? Please contact the Labour Program via email or 1-800-641-4049.

Read our May 15, 2023 Bulletin Article Federally Regulated Employers to Provide Access to Menstrual Products in December