October 2026: The Annual Cascadia Symposium on Environmental, Occupational, and Population Health is back! The conference will be held January 14-15, 2027 at UBC in Vancouver, BC. The call for abstracts is open.

May 2026: PWHS is doing a study to learn how health and safety programs are working in small businesses in Ontario. We want to understand what parts of these programs help the most to keep you safe, what gets in the way, and how workplaces can keep improving safety over time. Learn more about the study here.

May 2026: Along with hosting the conference, PWHS researchers will give four presentations at the 7th International Work Disability Prevention and Integration (WDPI) Conference, May 12-15, 2026 at UBC.

April 2026: On April 28, 2026, workers, families, and employers gather at commemorative ceremonies to honour the workers who lost their lives last year due to workplace injury and disease and renew our commitment to creating healthy and safe workplaces for everyone. These ceremonies provide a moment to pause, reflect, and recognize the ongoing importance of our work in health and safety, and to reaffirm our shared commitment to preventing future harm.

April 2026: The the preliminary program for the 7th International Work Disability Prevention and Integration (WDPI) Conference is now posted at https://wdpi2026.ca/.

April 2026: Two new papers are published based on our evaluation of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)’s Health and Safety Excellence program in Ontario.