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Our Research

CISWP applies a transdisciplinary, applied research lens to address Canada's complex workforce challenges across occupations and sectors.

Special attention is paid to priority contexts that influence worker safety, wellness, and performance including:

  1. Workforce Entry and PreparationPPE and laptop
  2. Evidence-Informed Work Practices
  3. Systems Improvement and Policy Insight
  4. Accommodation and Work Reintegration
  5. Long-Term Health and Healthy Retirement
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CISWP is equipped with extensive and only-of-its-kind research infrastructure, both mobile and stationary laboratory systems, enabling a field-to-lab-to-field research model that balances scientific rigor with real-world relevance. This approach ensures that our findings are both methodologically sound and practically applicable in workplace environments.

CISWP's cutting-edge, industry-driven research has informed new work practices, contributed to national and international standards and guidelines and supported the development of innovative, practical technological solutions across sectors and industries.

Research infrastructure
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