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Stress at Work

By Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor | 2 Minutes Read June 23, 2011

Slaw: Federal government launches workplace mental health standards initiative

Since the economic burden of mental disorders in Canada has been estimated at $51-billion per year, with almost $20-billion of that coming from workplace losses, the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) has launched a collaborative project with the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ) and the standards division of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA Standards) to create a voluntary national standard for mentally healthy workplaces. The standard aims to...

Article by Marie-Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor / Employee Relations, Health and Safety, Human Rights / Bureau de normalisation du Québec, Canadian Standards Association, corporate social responsibility, Disability, Employers facing a perfect storm of mental illness liability, employment law, Health Canada, HRSDC, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, mental health, Mental Health Commission of Canada, Mental Injury and the Law in Canada, national standard, psychological health and safety, Public Health Agency of Canada, Stress at Work, workplace mental health, workplace mental health standards initiative

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