Section 276 — Canada Labour Code: Notice of violation

If a person designated under paragraph 271 (b) has reasonable grounds to believe that a person or a department has committed a violation, the designated person may issue a notice of violation and shall cause it to be served on the person or on the department in accordance with the regulations. The notice of violation shall name the person or department that is believed to have committed the violation; set out the relevant facts surrounding the violation; set out the penalty for the violation; inform the person or department of their right to contest the facts of the alleged violation or the penalty, by way of review and appeal, and of the procedure to be followed to exercise that right; inform the person or department of the manner of paying the penalty set out in the notice; and inform the person or department that, if they do not pay the penalty or exercise their right referred to in paragraph (d), they will be considered to have committed the violation and that they are liable for the penalty set out in the notice. If the notice of violation is issued to an employer who has committed a violation by contravening a provision of Part II or a direction issued under that Part, the employer shall, without delay, give a copy of the notice to the work place committee or health and safety representative , as those terms are defined in subsection 122(1).