Save the date! Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) will be holding its popular annual series in October and November. The Webinars will be held on Thursdays from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

• October 30, 2025 – MLITSD system updates and priorities
• November 6, 2025 – WHMIS information and chemical exposures
• November 13, 2025 – Exposure assessment tools
• November 20, 2025 – Occupational diseases
• November 27, 2025 – Protecting vulnerable workers

Further details will be announced shortly: https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/2025-occtober-webinar-series/

View all details Occ|tober and beyond – occupational illness webinars

Artificial intelligence – which worker and occupation groups are most likely to be affected?

In the latest of the Institute for Work & Health’s free webinar series, Dr Arif Jethra discusses the use of different measures of “AI exposure” as a tool to study the technology’s impact on different groups of workers according to gender and educational attainment and to occupational differences including job skill requirements and job quality.

For more information and to register, go to https://www.iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2025-nov-18

View all details IWH speaker series: AI adoption at work

The fourth in Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)’s  popular annual series will address Occupational diseases. The webinar will be held on Thursday from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

Follow the link for more information and to register: https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/2025-occtober-webinar-series-6/

View all details Occ|tober and beyond – Occupational diseases webinar

Older injured workers are being discriminated against by the Workplace Safety Insurance Act. The law cuts off compensation at age 65 – or after just two years if a worker is injured at 63 or older. In addition, an employer’s obligation to re-employ a worker after injury does not apply to those 65 or older. This leaves many injured workers without the support they need, simply because of their age. This is unfair and inhumane, and that’s why we’re launching the Rights Don’t Retire Campaign.

On November 25th, we’re going directly to Queen’s Park to bring our concerns to our representatives as part of an in-person event, and we would like you to join us. Thanks to everyone who attended the open organizing meeting Oct. 20.
This event will bring together injured workers, advocates, and allies to share their stories and call for change. There will be media coverage and political action, including questions raised in the legislature.

Here’s how you can help:

• Attend the Lobby Day on November 25th
• Click on this link to email directly your MPP to invite them to attend the Lobby Day event

Campaign page:
https://injuredworkersonline.org/endtheagecutoff/
Thank you and we hope you can join us.

View all details Lobby at Queen’s Park for an end to WSIB age discrimination

Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) will hold its fifth and final webinar popular annual series for 2025 on Thursday Nov. 27 from 12-1:30 p.m. The topic: Protecting vulnerable workers.

For further information and to register, follow the link to https://www.ohcow.on.ca/event/2025-occtober-webinar-series/ 

View all details Occ|tober and beyond – Protecting vulnerable workers webinar

Disability and Work in Canada (DWC) 2025 conference, Driving Economic Success: The Impact of Disability Inclusion in the Canadian Workplace will be held in person in Ottawa on December 1st and 2nd. Please save the dates to your calendar. Registration will open soon.

View all details Disability & Work in Canada 2025 conference