Canada requiring employers to provide tampons in federally regulated workplaces

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration has pushed through new regulations to require all federally regulated employers in Canada to provide menstrual products in all bathrooms to accommodate transgender employees.

“The regulations specify that menstrual products must be in all toilet rooms, regardless of their marked genders,” Canada’s Employment and Social Development website said. “This means that every female-identified, male-identified and all gender toilet rooms will need to have menstrual products. Unrestricted access to menstrual products better protects menstruating employees and makes sure that they feel safe to use the toilet room that best reflects their gender.”

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The regulations were announced earlier this year in May but took effect on Dec. 15.

“Starting December 15, 2023, employers must also provide menstrual products for their employees. These products must be readily available in all toilet room in workplaces controlled by the employer,” the regulations state.

Former Canadian Sen. Linda Frum slammed the policy in a social media post in which she posted a picture of a basket of menstrual products inside a men’s bathroom in Parliament.

“Back in the day, when only women menstruated, we had to pay for our own products,” Frum said on social media. “But now that men menstruate too, these products, as of this week, are mandated to be free in all men’s washrooms in all federal workplaces, including Parliament Hill — where this photo was taken today.”

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The Canadian government claims that the pads and tampons are “essential” and “enable menstruating persons to take part fully in the workforce and society at large.”

In the United States, some colleges, including Emerson College, have added tampons to men’s bathrooms to be more inclusive for transgender students.