How do I get COR certified in Ontario?
COR™ in Ontario is administered by the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA). An employer builds a health and safety management system against the COR standard, completes an internal audit, then passes an external audit. Some project owners ask for COR when prequalifying contractors, so requirements vary by owner and project.
What the engagement covers
- Readiness review against the COR, ISO 45001 or ISO 9001 standard
- Building out the management system and its documentation
- Internal audit preparation and support
- Corrective action tracking through to external audit
- Integrated management systems where you hold more than one standard, so quality and safety share one set of documents rather than two
Want the detail first? Read our ISO 9001 certification guide and our ISO 45001 certification guide.
Who this is for
Construction and trades employers who need COR to qualify for public work, manufacturers whose customers require ISO 45001, and businesses whose clients or tenders ask for ISO 9001.
Where the authority sits. Syon Safety is not a certifying body and does not issue COR™, ISO 45001 or ISO 9001 certificates. COR™ is issued in Ontario by the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association, and ISO certification is issued by an accredited certification body of your choosing. What we provide is the management system, the documentation and the audit preparation that get you through their process.
Standards we build to
We prepare employers against these standards. Certification is awarded by the bodies that own them, never by us.
COR™
Infrastructure Health and Safety Association
We build and document the management system, and prepare you for internal and external audit.
ISO 45001
International Organization for Standardization
We build the occupational health and safety management system your certification body audits against.
Read the guides
- ISO 9001 certification, and what the 2026 edition changes
- ISO 45001 certification: what it is and how Canadian employers get it
- COR certification in Ontario: how it works and what it takes
Other services
Health and Safety Gap Analysis
A structured review of your current program against what the OHSA and your sector actually require.
IPAC Support for Dental Practices
Infection prevention and control process, policy and training for dental offices, built against the RCDSO standard.
Safety Program Documentation
The written program — policies, procedures, JHSC records and training matrices — built to survive an inspection.
Incident Management Support
Help through a critical injury, a Ministry order or a WSIB claim — including what has to be reported and when.
HR Services
Employment-side support that sits alongside compliance — policy, records and the obligations that overlap with the OHSA.
Employment Standards Compliance
Contracts, records, hours, overtime and terminations reviewed against the Employment Standards Act before somebody files a claim.
Workplace Investigations
Independent investigation of harassment and violence complaints — a legal duty, and one an owner should not run themselves.
HR Policy and Employee Handbook
The written policies Ontario requires, in one handbook people actually read, rather than six documents nobody can find.
Labour Relations and Employee Relations
Discipline, attendance, disputes and terminations handled consistently and on the record — before a decision turns into a claim.
Recruitment and Onboarding Support
Hiring process, offer paperwork and a first-week onboarding that gets training compliance right from day one.
Ongoing Safety Support
A retained safety resource — for employers who need the function without hiring for it.