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 newcomersResearch team: Basak Yanar (PI), Peter Smith (PI), Edda Bild, Pam Cardwell, Stephanie Premji, Dwayne Van Eerd |
Ongoing |
Future-proofing young Canadians with disabilities for the changing labour marketResearch 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 workplaceResearch 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 adultsResearch 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 integrationResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Basak Yanar (PI), Kay Nasir, Stephanie Premji |
Completed 2020 |
Measuring occupational health and safety vulnerability in AlbertaResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Victoria Nadalin |
Completed 2019 |
Evaluating the impact of mandatory awareness training on occupational health and safety vulnerability in OntarioResearch 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 studyResearch 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 marketResearch team: Agnieszka Kosny (PI), Basak Yanar, Dina Al-Khooly, Momtaz Begum, Stephanie Premji |
Completed 2017 |
Developing a framework for understanding and measuring OHS vulnerabilityResearch 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 literatureResearch 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 reviewResearch 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 reviewResearch team: Curtis Breslin (PI), Doreen Day, Emile Tompa, Emma Irvin, Sudipa Bhattacharyya, Judy Clarke, Anna Wang |
Completed 2005 |