A list of links:
    Below is a collection of links that we feel are relevant to injured workers. If you would like your website to be added to our list, contact us by email at ciwa@vianet.ca.

Table of contents:
  • Labour unions and federations.
  • Workers' compensation boards.
  • Injured workers' societies.
  • Workplace health and safety.
  • Workplace injury, disability, and disease references.
  • Chat rooms.
  • Other links.


  • Labour unions and federations:
  • Canadian Labour Congress
  • - provides links and contact information regarding Canadian unions and labour federations.

    Workers' compensation boards:
  • Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada
  • - provides links and contact information on all of the provincial and territorial workers' compensation boards.

    Injured workers societies:
  • Community of Injured Workers in Canada
  • Alberta Injured Workers Society
  • Industrial Accident Victims' Group of Ontario
  • Ottawa and District Injured Workers Group
  • Thunder Bay and District Injured Workers Support Group

  • Workplace health and safety:
  • Canadian Center for Occupational Health and Safety
  • Health and Safety Report
  • - Monthly health and safety newsletter from the C.C.O.H.S. Archived newsletters also available.
  • Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
  • Ontario Ministry of Labour

  • Workplace injury, disability and disease references:
  • Typing related Repetitive Stress Injuries
  • R.S.I. at the Arthritis Society.
  • The Fibromyalgia Network
  • Quebec Occupational Health and Safety Research Institute (IRSST) Insitut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en
  • The National Fibromyalgia Association
  • Mesothelioma Info
  • - One of the most established and comprehensive sites on mesothelioma, providing facts about palliative care, nutrition, and chemotherapy, as well as information on clinical trials. Mesothelioma Web is constantly adding new information and articles, including international news, so the information is always up-to-date. Visitors can sign up to receive a free information packet on asbestos exposure. There is also a phone number available for them to call, where they can talk to a real person.
  • Mesothelioma Cancer Center:
  • With more than 2,000 pages of content, our site features information on asbestos, mesothelioma, and other cancers that are caused by asbestos exposure (lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, etc.). Unlike other sites, Asbestos.com has achieved HON code approval (Health On the Net (HON) Foundation is a not-for-profit foundation that works to preserve the accuracy and trustworthiness of Web-based medical information). Our site has employed a full staff of writers dedicated to research and writing about asbestos exposure and the diseases that result from exposure to the toxic mineral. In addition, our medical adviser and editor, Dr. Mauricio Salazar,M.D [who has worked in the field of cancer treatment for years]-- has personally reviewed, edited, and approved all medical information on our site.
  • Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer Resource:
  • We (Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer Resource) concentrate solely on the knowledge of, and the issues stemming from asbestos exposure. We are Oncologist reviewed and have accompanying videos on many of the pages, for those who may be hard of seeing or who want to utilize the ease these videos provide. We also have credible and thorough content, around 2200 pages worth, that remains our central purpose.
  • Med School Project by the Canadian Pain Coalition
  • “This is a valuable tool that provides, high quality accessible information to the 6 million Canadians suffering from undertreated chronic pain," said Roman Jovey, M.D., a pain practitioner and a past president of the Canadian Pain Society. "The online Chronic Pain Self-Management Program gives patients and health care professionals a good overview of the principles and content of this important aspect of pain treatment".
  • The Canadian Pain Coalition

  • Chat rooms:
  • Canadian Injured Workers Yahoo! Group
  • W.A.P.D. Chat Room
  • EnableLink Chat
  • Forum of People with Disabilities
  • Disability Friends
  • Immune Support
  • Disabilities-R-Us

  • Other links:
  • Workers Mourning Day Act
  • Canada Labour Code
  • Merck Medical Dictionary
  • MedLine Plus

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