Return to work, accommodation and support

Published: Journal of Cancer Survivorship, March 2026

Governments around the world are increasingly making cannabis legal for medical and non-medical uses, and public interest in the therapeutic benefits of cannabis continues to grow. Pain, sleep difficulties, and poor mental health are among the most cited reasons for using cannabis therapeutically; they're also symptoms that are commonly associated with work-related injuries. Despite these parallels, little is known about workers’ experiences using cannabis after a work-related injury. In this presentation, Dr. Nancy Carnide will share findings from a series of qualitative interviews with workers who have sustained a work-related injury. She discusses their decisions to use cannabis, their perceptions of its impacts, and their experiences using cannabis while returning to work.

Published: February 2026

Published: Canadian Journal of Public Health, February 2026

Published: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, January 2026

Published: PLOS Mental Health, January 2026

At a two-day event symposium hosted by Inclusive Design for Employment Access (IDEA), stakeholders had an opportunity to share and learn about new programs, research, and resources aimed at helping employers build their disability confidence.

Published: November 2025

Since the release of two tools designed to support the sustained employment of people with chronic and episodic conditions, word has spread quickly to new audiences who have learned about and adopted them. That's thanks to organizations that promoted the tools and helped them reach the hands of workers, employers and post-secondary students who are about to move forward in the labour market.

Published: October 2025

Published: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, October 2025

Researchers and knowledge transfer and exchange (KTE) staff at the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) put a lot of focus on how to tap into partner expertise to refine research goals and facilitate the sharing and uptake of research findings. What does that look like in practice? This article illustrates how a seven-year partnership project used IWH’s approach to KTE to develop and share usable outputs from the research findings.

Published: September 2025

Published: Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation, September 2025