As workplace deaths remain in high numbers across Canada, unions and safety advocates are calling for more aggressive investigation practices that prioritize safety and accountability.
Author: Janet
National Housing Standards for Migrant Agricultural Workers
https://farmworkerhousing.ca/national-housing-standards/
A guidance document for National Housing Standards for migrant agricultural workers, released May 9, 2025, calls on the federal government to protect basic labour and human rights of these workers.
Webinar – Wednesday, April 16th at 12 noon EST
As part of this conference, short lectures and video clips will allow participants to begin thinking about sexuality in the context of chronic pain and how their own condition can affect their experience of their sexuality. Interactive surveys and a period of informal discussions will allow participants to share their questions, topics of interest and help identify possible solutions for the issues that may arise. Presenter: Mr. Louis-Pierre Auger is an occupational therapist and has more than five years of experience in intensive functional rehabilitation with a clientele with neurological disorders, particularly stroke. He completed a master’s and a doctorate in rehabilitation sciences at the University of Montreal and focuses his research interests on sexuality, disability and rehabilitation.
Click below link to register.
https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Kg8N_FkdQSOXNvLZ8_sGag#/registration
Advocates push for Meredith Act
Workplace Injury Virtual Summit TODAY, January 30, 2025 from 1-3:30 pm EST
Presented by OHS Canada and Talent Canada, this event will explore practical strategies for preventing these workplace injuries and supporting injured workers during their recovery and return to work.
Please click on the link below to register for this.
https://www.ohscanada.com/virtual-events/workplace-injury-summit/
OHCOW RSI 2025 -February Musculoskeletal Disorder and Injury Prevention Webinar Series
2025 is RSI Day’s 26th year! Our most popular webinar series, OHCOW has seen this event grow from 20 registrants in a local audience to over 1850 registrants from across 53 countries. See the information below and register, or you can go right to the eventbrite page.
https://www.ohcow.on.ca/ohcow-events/repetitive-strain-injury-rsi-day/
Webinar – The mental health of injured workers with a physically disabling injury
The complete mental health model suggests that mental health is also comprised of one’s level of emotional, psychological and social wellbeing. How does this holistic way of framing mental health help us understand the return-to-work experiences of injured workers? Click on following link to register.
https://mailchi.mp/iwh/institute-for-work-health-speaker-series-january-28-2025?e=a3aeaa64da
Despite Ontario workers’ compensation reforms, migrant workers are still being left behind
Despite IAVGO’s win at the Appeals Tribunal in September 2023, it is yet to be determined if the WSIB is supporting these workers following workplace injury.
Former Crown lawyer files Charter challenge over workers’ compensation system
A crown lawyer diagnosed with PTSD from his workplace is taking action against the Workers Compensation and the Government of Nova Scotia.