Baltej Singh Dhillon appointed Worksafe BC Board of Directors

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Chair of WorkSafeBC Board of Director, Baltej Singh Dhillon: Baltej Singh Dhillon, the first turbaned Sikh officer in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), has been appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of WorkSafe BC. Along with this, let us say that he has become the first South Asian to hold this top position.

Dhillon has been a board member since 2017. His name was announced by Labor Minister Harry Bains last week. After which he was appointed for a period of three years with effect from June 30. Baltej is a seasoned police officer specializing in law enforcement and has six years of experience as a director at WorkSafeBC. In his announcement, Baines said he would commit to WorkSafeBC’s role in investigating serious workplace incidents to prevent such incidents from happening again.

Baltej Singh Dhillon, a veteran police officer & trailblazer, has been chosen as the chair of WorkSafeBC’s board of directors. Dhillon, known for being the first RCMP member to wear a turban as part of the uniform, will serve a 3-year term in this position. He becomes the first… pic.twitter.com/8JPoVZWqhe

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WorkSafeBC is a provincial agency dedicated to promoting safe and healthy workplaces throughout British Columbia. Intelligence, Special Enforcement, Security Services, and the 1985 Air India Bombings Task Force and the Picton Case Investigation Dhillon retired from the police force in 2019 after a long career spanning three decades.

He made history by becoming the first RCMP member to wear a turban as part of the uniform, and also received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Diamond Jubilee Medals for community service.

“I am excited to begin working as chair with my fellow board members and WorkSafeBC staff to continue progress on reforming the workers’ compensation system to meet the needs of workers, employers and others across the province,” said Dhillon.

Born and raised in Malaysia, Dhillon moved to British Columbia in 1983 at the age of 16. Dhillon studied criminology and applied to the RCMP in 1988, where he refused to follow the dress code of the time, which banned turbans and required a clean-shaven face.

In March 1990, after months of protests, the Progressive Conservative government of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney announced several changes to the RCMP dress code, including the freedom for Sikhs to grow beards and wear turbans.

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