Project directory

The project directory includes Institute for Work & Health (IWH) research studies that were initiated in 2015 onward (as well as a few large studies that were ongoing in 2015). The directory also includes studies conducted under IWH’s Systematic Review Program since it began in 2005. For information on Institute studies initiated before 2015, see our Accomplishments Reports. Studies are either ongoing or completed. Ongoing studies are listed in alphabetical order. Completed studies are listed by year of completion, beginning with the most recently completed.

Project title Status

Creating safe workplaces for newcomers

Research team: Basak Yanar (PI), Peter Smith (PI), Dwayne Van Eerd, Stephanie Premji

Ongoing

Future-proofing young Canadians with disabilities for the changing labour market

Research team: Arif Jetha (PI), Monique Gignac, Kay Nasir, Ali Shamaee, Peter Smith, Emile Tompa

Ongoing

Intelligent machines and human worker inequities: examining the implications of AI in the workplace

Research team: Arif Jetha (PI), Hela Bakhtari, Aviroop Biswas, Monique Gignac, Emma Irvin, Peter Smith, Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Silvia Bonaccio, Jack Dennerlein, Marc Frenette, Marlène Koffi, Peter Loewen, Naimul Mefraz Khan, Laura Rosella, Brendan Smith, Maxwell Smith, Nicole Wu, Daniyal Zuberi

Ongoing

Transitioning to the future of work: an intersectional study of vulnerable youth and young adults

Research team: Arif Jetha (PI), Monique Gignac, Sara Macdonald, Kay Nasir, Ali Shamaee, Peter Smith, Yani Hamdani, Vicki Kristman

Ongoing

Role of employers and settlement agencies in safe employment integration

Research team: Peter Smith (PI), Basak Yanar (PI), Kay Nasir, Stephanie Premji

Completed 2020

Measuring occupational health and safety vulnerability in Alberta

Research team: Peter Smith (PI), Victoria Nadalin

Completed 2019

Evaluating the impact of mandatory awareness training on occupational health and safety vulnerability in Ontario

Research team: Peter Smith (PI), Curtis Breslin, Morgan Lay, Ron Saunders, Emile Tompa, Anthony LaMontagne

Completed 2018

Addressing literacy and numeracy gaps among workers in an OHS training program: a pilot study

Research team: Ron Saunders (PI), Curtis Breslin, Siobhan Cardoso, Morgane Le Pouésard, Karen Myers

Completed 2017

Information and resource needs of newcomers to help ensure their safe integration into the labour market

Research team: Agnieszka Kosny (PI), Basak Yanar, Dina Al-Khooly, Momtaz Begum, Stephanie Premji

Completed 2017

Developing a framework for understanding and measuring OHS vulnerability

Research team: Peter Smith (PI), Curtis Breslin, Basak Yanar, Morgan Lay, Marni Lifshen, Ron Saunders, Emile Tompa, Anthony LaMontagne

Completed 2016

Effectiveness and implementation of health and safety programs in small enterprises: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative literature

Research team: Ellen MacEachen (PI), Curtis Breslin (PI), Natasha Kyle, Agnieszka Kosny, Philip Bigelow, Quenby Mahood, Krista Scott-Dixon, Sara Morassaei, Marcia Facey, Lori Chambers, Rachel Couban, Harry Shannon, Kim Cullen, Ben Amick

Completed 2008

Factors associated with occupational disease among young people: a systematic review

Research team: Curtis Breslin (PI), Doreen Day, Emile Tompa, Emma Irvin, Sudipa Bhattacharyya, Judy Clarke, Anna Wang, Mieke Koehoorn

Completed 2006

Risk factors for work injury among youth: a systematic review

Research team: Curtis Breslin (PI), Doreen Day, Emile Tompa, Emma Irvin, Sudipa Bhattacharyya, Judy Clarke, Anna Wang

Completed 2005