Trusted research, with reach and impact
The Institute for Work & Health (IWH) is an independent, multidisciplinary, not-for-profit research organization located in Ontario, Canada. IWH conducts and mobilizes research that supports policy-makers, employers and workers in creating healthy, safe and inclusive work environments.
Latest news & findings
Death rates are higher for workers in precarious and lower quality jobs
Death rates are higher for workers in lower-quality jobs. That’s according to an IWH study that explored whether job quality was linked to rates of death. It analyzed workers’ risk of dying over a 13-year period—comparing not just workers in standard and precarious jobs but those in other types of job quality in between.
Inclusive employment strategies, resources showcased at symposium
At a two-day event symposium hosted by Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA), stakeholders had an opportunity to share and learn about new programs, research, and resources aimed at helping employers build their disability confidence.
IWH Speaker Series: AI adoption at work—which worker and occupation groups are most likely to be affected?
On November 18, Dr. Arif Jetha will discuss a study on how AI may affect workers in different ways. He will discuss differences between women and men, and those with various education levels. Jetha will also describe how AI’s impact differs based on job factors, including the skills required and the job’s quality.
Word spreads about IWH tools, thanks to stakeholders' support
Since the release of two tools designed to support the sustained employment of people with chronic and episodic conditions, word has spread quickly to new audiences who have learned about and adopted them. That's thanks to organizations that promoted the tools and helped them reach the hands of workers, employers and post-secondary students who are about to move forward in the labour market.
Differences in firm-level AI use for health and safety
To what extent are Canadian workplaces using artificial intelligence (AI) to help support workers’ health and safety? And what do these workplaces have in common? An IWH study surveyed firms across Ontario and British Columbia to find out.
IWH Speaker Series
Learn directly from IWH researchers themselves about their latest findings in health, safety and disability prevention. Coming up next:
AI adoption at work: Which worker and occupation groups are most likely to be affected?
Presented by Arif Jetha.
Date: Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 11:00AM EST
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Tools and guides
Integrate evidence-based policies and practices into your occupational health and safety, return-to-work and rehabilitation programs. IWH has created a number of tools and guides based on our research findings that can help improve program outcomes.
Impact case studies
Find out how IWH research is making a difference. Read our impact case studies, in which policy-makers, workplaces and other stakeholders in health, safety and disability prevention tell how IWH research helped improve their policies, programs and practices.
Research summaries
Whether it’s a policy briefing, a systematic review summary or the highlights of a specific research project, we’ve compiled a number of plain-language summaries to help you understand the research we’re doing, what we have found, and how we found it.