COR® is a nationally recognized certification that verifies a company has an effective health and safety management system in place. While the standard is consistent across Canada, certification must be issued by the authority in each province or territory where a company operates.

In the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the Northern Safety Association is the sole issuer of COR® Certification.

Companies that already hold COR® Certification through another Canadian safety association can apply for COR® Reciprocity if they need to work temporarily in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut and do not have a permanent presence in the territory.

To request COR® Reciprocity, the following documentation is required:

• A completed COR® Reciprocity Application, confirming current COR® Certification and certificate expiry date, verified by the issuing construction safety association.

  *You will need to contact your host construction safety association and request that they send this to the Northern Safety Assocation.

• A COR® Reciprocity Declaration Letter.

Once the documentation has been reviewed and approved by the NSA, the company will receive a COR® Reciprocity Letter for the Northwest Territories or Nunavut.

The reciprocity letter will expire on the same date as the company’s existing COR® Certificate, up to a maximum of twelve months. Companies must reapply if they wish to continue working in the territory after it expires.

If a company establishes ongoing work or a permanent presence in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, COR® Reciprocity no longer applies and the company must apply for COR® Certification through the Northern Safety Association.

The COR® Letter of Reciprocity agreement with CFCSA is intended to recognize existing COR® certification across jurisdictions for bidding purposes only, and is not intended to be used consecutively to obtain work without transitioning to NSA COR® certification.