Institute for Work & Health

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The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) aims to conduct and mobilize research that supports policy-makers, employers and workers in creating healthy, safe and inclusive work environments. www.iwh.on.ca

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Text reads: "5 things we think you should know: research findings from the past year. 1. Lower injury rates found when workers’ physical and psychological safety are addressed"

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Slide titled: "4. Increase system coordination:" Strengthen collaboration between prevention, compensation, health-care systems and workplaces; align system priorities, key measures of performance and interventions within and across jurisdictions.

Text reads: "System-level approaches to preventing and managing work-related psychological injuries. Work-related psychological injuries are increasing. Governments and agencies are investing in prevention and management strategies, but they lack evidence on what works best. Comparing existing approaches across Canada and Australia, Institute for Work & Health researchers identified six key implications for policy and programs." An arrow indicates a second page.

Text reads: "We are hiring! Scientific Director. Apply by: August 24, 2026"

Text reads: "At the next IWH Speaker Series presentation... Parental employment quality and the mental health of children. Presenter: Faraz Shahidi. Date: Tuesday, June 23, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m."

Hands typing on a keyboard are shown. Text reads: "Impact of right-to-disconnect legislation depends on underlying labour rights landscape."

An overhead view of a city is shown. Text reads: "Neighbourhood infrastructure such as bike paths, bus routes shape workers' active commuting patterns."

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Text reads: "At the next IWH Speaker Series presentation...Preventing and managing work-related psychological injuries in Canada and Australia. Presenter: Peter Smith. Date: Tuesday, May 26, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m."

Text reads: "IWH study reveals gaps in health and safety knowledge about new businesses." A landscaper using a weed-trimming tool is pictured.

Text reads: "Cameron Mustard Early Career Accelerator Award. Now accepting applications!"

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Text reads: "Day of Mourning, April 28". A picture of a burning candle is featured.

Text reads: "Call for applications: Board of Directors"

Text reads: "Fatal drug overdoses more common among lower-income and unemployed Canadians: IWH study." An arrow indicates to click through to the next image.

Text reads: "At the next IWH Speaker Series presentation... How new businesses get their start in workplace health and safety: implications for research and policy. Presenter: Lynda Robson. Date: Tuesday, April 21, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m."

Text reads: "PTSI treatment program delivers benefits for first responders, but no change in return-to-work rates."

Text reads: "Vulnerability to hazards and poor psychosocial safety combine to add to a worker’s risk of injury. Efforts to reduce both physical and mental health injuries at work should address both psychosocial safety and physical safety."

Text reads: "How does psychosocial safety at work impact injury risk? An Institute for Work & Health study examined how psychosocial stress, when combined with physical hazards, affects workers' injury risk."

Text reads: "Syme Research Training Awards in Work and Health. Now accepting applications! Apply by April 24, 2026"

Text reads: "Repetitive Strain Injury Awareness Day. February 28, 2026"

Text reads: "At the next IWH Speaker Series presentation...Using cannabis to manage symptoms of work-related injuries: Experiences of injured workers in Ontario. Presenter: Nancy Carnide. Date: Tuesday, February 24, 11 to 12 p.m."

Text reads: "3. Which workers and jobs will be most affected by machine learning?"

Text box against decorative graphic reads: "4. AI as a co-worker. As AI works alongside human workers, jobs and the nature of work will change. New health and safety risks may also arise."

Text box against a decorative graphic reads: "Rising isolation. Rising isolation, mental distress and polarization are weakening workplace relationships. Health and safety practices will need to prioritize inclusion and resilience."

Text box against a decorative graphic reads: "What work and health challenges may arise by 2040? An Institute for Work & Health study found that the future of work and health may be shaped by 7 major changes."

Dr. Arif Jetha speaks at the PAIQ launch event.

Text reads: "At the next IWH Speaker Series presentation... Understanding PTSI program implementation processes in Alberta first responder organizations. Presenter: Dwayne Van Eerd. Date: Tuesday, January 27, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m."

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Cover page of the IWH annual report 2024/24.

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Text reads: "At the next IWH Speaker Series presentation... Understanding PTSI program implementation processes in Alberta first responder organizations. Presenter: Dwayne Van Eerd. Date: Tuesday, January 27, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m."

Text reads: "Death rates are higher for workers in precarious and lower quality jobs." An image depicts a hand stopping a row of blocks from tipping over.

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Dr. Emile Tompa speaking at the IDEA symposium.

Text reads: "At the next IWH Speaker Series presentation... AI adoption at work: Which worker and occupation groups are most likely to be affected? Presenter: Arif Jetha. Date: Tuesday, November 18, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m."

Text reads: "Mental health of Canadians who work from home no different than those working outside the home." Alongside, the is an image of a worker on a video meeting in his living room.

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Text reads: "Parental job quality linked to children's mental health, school performance. When parents work precarious jobs, with low pay, irregular schedules, or few hours, their children are more likely to experience mental health problems and perform poorly at school. This highlights the importance of good-quality jobs not only for the wellbeing of workers, but also for their children. That's according to a pair of studies by researchers at the Institute for Work & Health and McMaster University that drew on two large-scale surveys from Ontario and across Canada."

Text reads: "At the next IWH Speaker Series presentation... Engaging employees in wellness: Insights from workplace champions. Presenter: Aviroop Biswas. Date: Tuesday, October 21, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m."