Report: Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – 2024
This study, from Mental Health Research Canada in collaboration with Canada Life and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, examines self-reported factors of psychological health and safety in Canadian workplaces. The work is an update of a 2023 study and is informed by data gathered online from over 3,200 respondents by Pollara Strategic Insights in July 2024.
Research: Workplace Mental Health Data Hub – 2024
From Mental Health Research Canada in collaboration with Canada Life and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, this data hub provides access to comprehensive statistics on industry, region, organization size, and other insights across Canada, grounded in the Guarding Minds framework for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
Report: Name, Claim, Reframe (personal stress tools) evaluation report – 2024
This evaluation report, by Dr. Brooke Linden, MA, PhD., Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario on the “Name, Claim, and Reframe” (NCR) workshop, is designed to help participants identify common workplace and personal stressors and to reframe and reevaluate these stressors at an individual level.
Report: Guarding Minds at Work - Evaluating Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – 2023
This study, from Mental Health Research Canada in collaboration with Canada Life and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, examines the indicators of mental health in Canadian workplaces using the Guarding Minds at Work assessment. The work is informed by data gathered online from over 5,500 respondents by Pollara Strategic Insights in March / April 2023.
Report: Trauma and Stress in the Workplace - 2023
This study, from Mental Health Research Canada in collaboration with Canada Life and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, examines the indicators of mental health in Canadian workplaces. The work is informed by data gathered online from over 5,500 respondents by Pollara Strategic Insights in March / April 2023.
Report: Teamwork in the Workplace -– 2023
This study, from Mental Health Research Canada in collaboration with Canada Life and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, examines the indicators of mental health in Canadian workplaces. The work is informed by data gathered online from over 5,500 respondents by Pollara Strategic Insights in March / April 2023.
Paper: Guarding Minds at Work Redevelopment and Validation Project – 2022
A summary of the research, from Dr. Heather Stuart, PhD, FRSC, C.M., Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, on the validity of the Guarding Minds at Work (GMAW) assessment and the updates of the assessment to align with ISO45003 and the Canadian standard z1003 as well as redesigning a shorter survey (57 items) and new resources for employers.
Paper: Development and utility of the Guarding Minds at Work Employee Survey – 2022
Research paper from Heather Stuart, PhD, FRSC, C.M., Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario on the validity of the Guarding Minds at Work (GMAW) assessment and the updates of the assessment to align with ISO45003 and the Canadian standard z1003 as well as redesigning a shorter survey (57 items) and new resources for employers.
Report: Emotional Intelligence in Canadians Workplaces – 2022
This study, from Mental Health Research Canada in collaboration with Canada Life and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, examined the self-perceived emotional intelligence of respondents regarding their own emotions and those of others in the workplace. The work is informed by data gathered online from over 1,800 respondents by Pollara Strategic Insights March 2022.
Report: Psychological Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces – 2021
This study, from Mental Health Research Canada in collaboration with Canada Life and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, examines the 13 psychosocial factors that contribute to workplace mental health. The work is informed by data gathered online from over 5,500 respondents by Pollara Strategic Insights in November / December 2021.
Report: The Psychologically Safe Leaders Assessment - 2021
These studies, from Mental Health Research Canada in collaboration with Canada Life and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health, look at the self-perception among managers on the management of workplace mental health and employees’ perceptions of how their leaders support mental health in the workplace.
- The managers’ survey was conducted among a sample of 1,257 adult Canadians who are employed and who are directly responsible for managing other people in their current role.
- The non-managers’ online survey was conducted among a sample of 1,600 adult Canadians who are employed and who are not directly responsible for managing other people in their current role.
Report: From Surviving to Thriving: Developing Personal and Academic Resilience, Queen's university pilot program – 2019
This is an evaluation of From surviving to thriving: Building personal and academic resilience.
Getting Ahead of the Perfect Legal Storm − 2019
Dr. Martin Shain helps us understand the evolution of workplace mental health laws.
A decade of advancing workplace mental health - 2017
Dr. Martin Shain helps us understand the evolution of Canadian workplace mental health policies and strategies from 2007 to 2017.
Weathering the perfect legal storm – 2014
This is an analysis of and commentary about the evolving legal landscape related to workplace psychological health and safety.
Weathering the perfect legal storm summary - 2014
This is a succinct summary of the full report by the same name.
Tracking the Perfect Legal Storm − 2010
This 2009 paper helped launch the journey to psychological health and safety. Dr. Martin Shain helped us understand how the law was increasingly holding employers responsible for protecting employee mental health.