A research centre focused on occupational disease

The OCRC's mission is to enhance understanding of the health effects of hazardous occupational exposures, and use this knowledge to support improvements in occupational disease prevention and compensation.

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All Research

Learn about OCRC's research projects.

Areas of Focus

Explore projects by disease, exposure, or high risk group.

Resources

Check out our resources, including fact sheets, reports, and presentations.

OEH Seminars

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About Occupational Cancer Research Centre

The OCRC is a unique partnership that unites research, healthcare, workplace safety, labour and industry groups. It is based at Ontario Health and also receives funding from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and the Ontario Ministry of Health.

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Latest News

National Day of Mourning 2025

April 28th is the National Day of Mourning to remember and honour those who have died, become ill, or were…

Global asbestos awareness week 

📢 The OCRC team is excited to share our new publication! Our paper, Impact of Interventions to Prevent Asbestos-Related Respiratory…

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025

This International Women’s Day, the OCRC is recognizing the important contributions women make in the Ontario workforce.

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