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 |
|---|---|
Return to work in policing: synthesizing current practices and implementation guidanceResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Siobhan Cardoso, Emma Irvin, Monique Gignac, Arif Jetha, Emile Tompa, Basak Yanar, Tanya Morose |
Ongoing |
Toking 9 to 5: Workplace cannabis use and perceptions among Canadian workersResearch team: Nancy Carnide (PI), Peter Smith (PI), Andrea Furlan, Michael Frone, Shawna Meister, Amy Porath-Waller, Kim Slade |
Ongoing |
Tracking long-term outcomes of injured workers in Ontario to better target supportsResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Qing Liao, Cameron Mustard, Ron Saunders |
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 |
Understanding the activity patterns of Canadians at work and outside of work, and their association with overall healthResearch team: Aviroop Biswas (PI), Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Stephanie Prince Ware |
Ongoing |
Using decision-tree machine learning to identify worker movement typologiesResearch team: Aviroop Biswas (PI), Kathleen Dobson, Faraz Vahid Shahidi, Peter Smith, Stephanie Prince, Daniel Fuller |
Ongoing |
Improving information on the incidence of work-related injuries and illnesses in OntarioResearch team: Cameron Mustard (PI), Aviroop Biswas, Victoria Landsman, Peter Smith |
Completed 2021 |
What is the extent and nature of claim suppression in British Columbia?Research team: Ron Saunders (PI), John O'Grady, Cameron Mustard |
Completed 2021 |
Assessing the human and economic burden of workplace cancer in CanadaResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Amir Mofidi |
Completed 2020 |
Developing recommendations for an integrated approach to workplace health protection and health promotionResearch team: Aviroop Biswas (PI), Momtaz Begum, Monique Gignac, Peter Smith, Dwayne Van Eerd |
Completed 2020 |
Getting the message right: strengthening RTW communication in B.C.'s health-care sectorResearch team: Arif Jetha (PI), Monique Gignac, Cameron Mustard, Catherine Backman |
Completed 2020 |
How RTW differs for workers with psychological injuries, older workersResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), , Anthony LaMontagne, Rebbecca Lilley, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Michael Sim |
Completed 2020 |
Inter-jurisdictional comparison of OHS and workers’ compensation system performanceResearch team: Christopher McLeod, Ben Amick, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cameron Mustard, Peter Smith, Alex Collie, Mieke Koehoorn, Allen Kraut |
Completed 2020 |
MSD prevention: a practical implementation guide for Newfoundland and LabradorResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Emma Irvin (PI), Siobhan Cardoso, Maggie Tiong |
Completed 2020 |
Occupational health and safety performance in Ontario's unionized construction sectorResearch team: Lynda Robson (PI), Cameron Mustard (PI), Victoria Landsman, Desiree Latour-Villamil, Hyunmi Lee |
Completed 2020 |
Role of accommodations and communication practices in supporting the employment participation of Canadians living with disabilitiesResearch team: Monique Gignac (PI), Arif Jetha (PI), Julie Bowring |
Completed 2020 |
Role of employers and settlement agencies in safe employment integrationResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Basak Yanar (PI), Kay Nasir, Stephanie Premji |
Completed 2020 |
Best practices for work disability prevention management systems: a scoping review in support of new Canadian standardResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Amin Yazdani |
Completed 2019 |
Central nervous system agents and the risk of workplace injury and death: a systematic reviewResearch team: Nancy Carnide (PI), Andrea Furlan (PI), Kim Cullen, Emma Irvin, Quenby Mahood, Christopher McLeod, Dwayne Van Eerd, Paul Farnan, Gary Franklin, Launette Rieb, Peter Rothfels |
Completed 2019 |
Costs of work-related injuries, illnesses and deaths in the European UnionResearch team: Emile Tompa (PI), Amir Mofidi, Young Jung |
Completed 2019 |
Evaluating the implementation of a participatory organizational change intervention in long-term careResearch team: Dwayne Van Eerd (PI), Ben Amick, Kim Cullen, Teresa D'Elia, Era Mae Ferron, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Cameron Mustard, Lynda Robson, Ivan Steenstra, Henrietta Van Hulle, Richard Wells |
Completed 2019 |
Extended working life and its interaction with health, wellbeing and quality of life: a multi-country initiative (THRIVE)Research team: Cameron Mustard (PI), Emile Tompa |
Completed 2019 |
Identifying relevant OHS leading indicators in Manitoba's construction sectorResearch team: Ben Amick (PI), Dwayne Van Eerd, Jonathan Fan, Sara Macdonald, Christopher McLeod, Colette Severin, Mike Jones (PI) |
Completed 2019 |
Measuring occupational health and safety vulnerability in AlbertaResearch team: Peter Smith (PI), Victoria Nadalin |
Completed 2019 |
Strengthening disability management in Ontario’s municipal sectorResearch team: Cameron Mustard, Arif Jetha, Agnieszka Kosny, Morgan Lay, Christopher McLeod, Lynda Robson, Basak Yanar |
Completed 2019 |