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The economic benefits of a fully accessible and inclusive Canada

https://www.iwh.on.ca/summaries/research-highlights/economic-benefits-of-fully-accessible-and-inclusive-canada?utm_medium=email&utm_source=iwhnews&utm_campaign=iwhnews-2021-11

For a segment of the workforce, psychosocial working conditions are poor across the board

https://www.iwh.on.ca/newsletters/at-work/106/for-segment-of-workforce-psychosocial-working-conditions-are-poor-across-board?utm_medium=email&utm_source=iwhnews&utm_campaign=iwhnews-2021-11

Disability and Work in Canada 2021 Virtual Conference now open for registration

2021 continues to be a challenging year for the employment of people with disabilities. With the theme, “Achieving equality of opportunity and choice in careers, jobs and work,” the Disability and Work in Canada (DWC) 2021 Virtual Conference will be focused on topics such as comprehensive supports for people with disabilities, their full inclusion at work—including during the COVID-19 recovery—and moving forward on a pan-Canadian strategy for disability and work. DWC 2021 takes place over four half-days in early December (December 1, 2, 6 and 7). Registration is now open.
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Inadequate employment standards, OHS vulnerability add to higher injury risks

https://www.iwh.on.ca/newsletters/at-work/105/inadequate-employment-standards-ohs-vulnerability-add-to-higher-injury-risks?utm_medium=email&utm_source=iwhnews&utm_campaign=iwhnews-2021-10

What’s connecting the global OHS community? Five things heard at the XXII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work

https://www.iwh.on.ca/newsletters/at-work/106/whats-connecting-global-ohs-community-five-things-heard-at-xxii-world-congress-on-safety-and-health-at-work?utm_medium=email&utm_source=iwhnews&utm_campaign=iwhnews-2021-10

Provincial advocacy group calling for overhaul of Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

https://www.northernontariobusiness.com/industry-news/mining/provincial-advocacy-group-calling-for-overhaul-of-workplace-safety-and-insurance-board-4704222