Our partners
The Institute for Work & Health has ongoing partnerships with a number of organizations on research and knowledge transfer projects. IWH researchers work with colleagues from universities, research agencies, health and safety associations and other agencies to find ways to collaborate on projects and to share information.
McMaster University
University of Toronto
University of Waterloo
York University
Government
Association of Workers' Compensation Boards of Canada (AWCBC)
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care
Ontario Ministry of Labour
Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)
Statistics Canada
Health & safety associations (HSAs)
Construction Safety Association of Ontario (CSAO)
Education Safety Association of Ontario (ESAO)
Electrical & Utilities Safety Association (E&USA)
Farm Safety Association Inc. (FSAI)
Industrial Accident Prevention Association (IAPA)
Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association (MASHA)
Municipal Health and Safety Association of Ontario (MHSAO)
Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers, Inc. (OHCOW)
Ontario Forestry Safe Workplace Association (OFSWA)
Ontario Service Safety Alliance (OSSA)
Ontario Safety Association for Community and Healthcare (OSACH)
Pulp and Paper Health and Safety Association (PPSHA)
Transportation Health & Safety Association of Ontario (THSAO)
Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC)
Research organizations
Canadian Cochrane Centre
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR)
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis (CHEPA)
Cochrane Collaboration
Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST)
WSIB Centres of Research Expertise
The WSIB Research Advisory Council has established three Centres of Research Expertise to strengthen the research capacity in Ontario. As the largest research agency in Ontario devoted to the protection of the health of workers, the Institute for Work & Health is also committed to expanding research capacity through networking and partnership with the Centres of Research Expertise.
IWH researchers and knowledge transfer and exchange staff actively collaborate with colleagues from:
Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders (CRE-MSD)
Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease (CREOD)
Centre of Research Expertise in Improved Disability Outcomes (CREIDO)
Other associations
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
Canadian Physiotherapy Association
College of Physiotherapists of Ontario (CPO)
