Worker diversity and inclusion
The labour market in Ontario and across Canada is becoming more diverse. Greater attention to the labour market experiences of newcomers and recent immigrants to Canada is needed, as is greater attention to the ways race, age, gender and health status affect occupational health and safety (OHS) and disability management outcomes. Our research examines how our increasingly diverse workforce—racially, culturally and linguistically—affects OHS awareness, training and health outcomes. It also seeks to better understand the varied health and work experiences of workers with diverse health conditions and identities, and how workplaces can best support these workers.
Latest findings
Depressive symptoms in people with arthritis linked to lower employment rates
Research has shown that people with arthritis face difficulties finding work and staying at work. Now, a new study finds that when people with arthritis also have depressive symptoms, the risks of work disability are even greater.
Depression and work among adults with arthritis
It's already difficult for people with arthritis to find and keep a job, but for the 13 per cent in the U.S. who also have depressive symptoms, working becomes even more difficult.
Work activities and the development of osteoarthritis in men and women
What work activities are associated with greater risk of developing osteoarthritis in men and women—and at what threshold levels? An IWH systematic review takes a look at the research literature to date, a first to look at osteoarthritis in a wide range of joints.Featured impact case study
Manitoba turns to an IWH tool to help newcomers learn about OHS and workers' compensation issues
Featured resource
An interactive tool designed to help youth and young adults with rheumatic illnesses as they enter the working world
