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Power Over Pain portal – Fall workshops
Many injured workers are among the one in five Canadians who live with chronic pain. Power Over Pain provides access to free resources in a one-stop shop. Resources include articles, videos, podcasts, courses, workshops, and peer support, with links to national and provincial services for health advice/counseling from healthcare professionals.
See the Calendar for upcoming free online interactive workshops and other events, including the links to registration.
Thunder Bay IW Tuesday online info & advocacy session
Tuesday’s guest speaker is Dr. Lacey Croft, guest speaker Dr. Lacey Croft, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Ottawa and a sociological researcher of work and labour. Working alongside Dr. Steven Bittle, Lacey is part of a four-year Wellcome Trust-funded (UK) study of work-related suicide across Canada, the UK, and France.
In Canada, work-related suicide is legally unrecognized and statistically unrecorded. In the absence of a formal framework, public sources—including legal decisions, media reporting, and coroner inquests—effectively establish which work-related suicides become visible. This talk draws on preliminary findings from the Canadian arm of an international Wellcome Trust-funded research project to consider whose work-related deaths by suicide reach even the informal public record in Canada, and whose do not.
Contact TBDIWSG tbiwsg@gmail.com for the links and how to join us online or by phone for these Zoom Sessions! For further information on the Tuesday sessions go to https://thunderbayinjuredworkers.com/tuesday-events/
To subscribe yourself to the ONIWG list for information on future sessions, you can visit www.stevemantis.ca.
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IWH speaker series: mental health & accommodation
A Institute for Work and Health webinar On mental health, remote work and shared accountability: Complex and evolving perspectives on workplace support and accommodation.
Dr Monique Gignac shares the perspectives heard in her recent study based on interviews with HR professionals, disability managers, union representatives, OHS professionals, and managers.
Please register (free) at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/3017890411364/WN_yloWqH6NSRqwE4U3_Tr2lw
For more information go to https://www.iwh.on.ca/events/speaker-series/2026-sep-29
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OFL ONIWG Conference
Rise up for the future of injured and ill workers! Joint OFL and ONIWG Conference in person in Toronto:
Oct. 1 – OFL & ONIWG : will include several panels and campaign highlights on topics including claims suppression, occupational disease, psychological claims, Bill 105 and more! There will be union representative, workers compensation experts, researchers, legal clinics and injured workers learning and building connections together.
Oct. 2 – ONIWG – Building the injured worker movement : we will talk about the history and future of the movement, learn leadership skills to build and lead local groups in an inclusive manner, and hold ONIWG’s annual general meeting, dinner and a social.
Injured workers – Please RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/RiseUp4IIW to reserve your free ticket to join the conference, and request financial support to attend (hotel and travel costs). Please indicate your request in the registration form by August 7, 2026. ONIWG may be able to consider requests for financial assistance after August 7th, however please send an email to oniwgexec@gmail.com in addition to filling out the form, to notify us of your late request.
Registration link for union members (paying attendees) to attend the first day of the conference: https://www.cognitoforms.com/OntarioFederationOfLabour/October12026JointOFLAndONIWGConferenceRegistration
Disability and Work in Canada 2026 Conference
The DWC Conference will take place online November 24, 25, & 30 and December 1, 2026. This year’s theme is theme “Untapped Talent: Fixing the Disconnect Between Disability Talent and Workforce Needs” .
Call for proposals that align with this theme:.
Proposal submission deadline: July 6th, 2026 (notice of acceptance Aug. 6). Please submit your proposal to the DWC Steering Committee using this link: https://site.pheedloop.com/portal/event/EVEFHETNORPWM/submission/CALB91KAR0CL2BJ/application#start . If you would like to submit your application using an alternative format, please contact info@DWCStrategy.ca.
The Pan-Canadian Strategy for Disability and Work is available at https://www.crwdp.ca/en/dwc-strategy
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