Employers shoulder $110B burden as mental health costs Canada $180B a year

A new report from CSA Group’s Public Policy Centre pegs the annual economic cost of poor mental health in Canada at $180 billion, a figure the authors say is likely conservative, writes Shane Mercer. The modelling used in the report, co-authored by IWH's Dr. Kathleen Dobson, focuses largely on working‑age Canadians and counts direct health and social service spending alongside lost productivity.