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:
- Workforce Entry and Preparation

- Evidence-Informed Work Practices
- Systems Improvement and Policy Insight
- Accommodation and Work Reintegration
- Long-Term Health and Healthy Retirement
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.