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Webinar: Radon in Ontario Workplaces

Join us on Friday, February 2, 2024 from 12:00pm – 1:30pm for a free webinar on radon in Ontario workplaces.

Report Release: Firefighter Cancer Research Priorities Workshop

This report outlines major knowledge gaps and priorities for firefighter cancer research identified by participants of the Firefighter Cancer Research Priorities Workshop.

New Initiative: The Exposure Data System

OCRC is working with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) to establish the Exposure Data…

Report Release: Advancing Workplace Exposure Surveillance in Canada

Advancing Workplace Exposure Surveillance in Canada presents the proceedings of a workshop hosted by OCRC in March 2023, attended by approximately…

IARC Monograph 132: Occupational Exposure as a Firefighter

Pentachlorophenol, an insecticide and wood preservative, was classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1).

2023 DAY OF MOURNING

On April 28th, we remember and honour people who have lost their lives, been injured or suffer from illness due to their work.

2022 DAY OF MOURNING

On April 28th, we remember and honour people who have lost their lives, been injured or suffer from illness due to their work.

2021 DAY OF MOURNING
2021 DAY OF MOURNING

The National Day of Mourning, held on April 28th in Canada, is a day to remember those who have been killed or suffered an injury or illness due to work.

2020 National Day of Mourning
2020 National Day of Mourning

On April 28th, we remember and honour those who have been killed or suffered an injury or illness due to work.

IARC releases the World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention
IARC releases the World Cancer Report: Cancer Research for Cancer Prevention

Cancer is now the most common cause of death. However, many cancer cases can be prevented, and better diagnosis and…

2019 Day of Mourning
2019 Day of Mourning

April 28th is the National Day of Mourning, held to honour those who have been killed or suffered an injury or illness due to work.

Dutch Committee on Occupational Safety releases report on diesel engine exhaust
Dutch Committee on Occupational Safety releases report on diesel engine exhaust

The Committee has determined that there is no safe exposure concentration below which no adverse health effects occur.

World Cancer Day 2019
World Cancer Day 2019

The goal of World Cancer Day is to raise awareness, mobilize action, and inspire change to reduce the impact of cancer worldwide. Occupational exposures such as diesel exhaust remain under-recognized causes of cancer and other chronic diseases.

Ontario Increases Cancer Coverage for Firefighters
Ontario Increases Cancer Coverage for Firefighters

Ontario is making it easier for firefighters to get the help and care they need by extending the presumption for entitlement to benefits to cervical, ovarian and penile cancers.

Learn from Experts: IAEA Launches Online Seminars on Radon
Learn from Experts: IAEA Launches Online Seminars on Radon

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is launching a series of online seminars about radon, which is a naturally occurring…

World Cancer Day 2018 takes place this weekend
World Cancer Day 2018 takes place this weekend

World Cancer Day is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) in the fight against cancer. There…

National Day of Mourning – April 28th, 2017
National Day of Mourning – April 28th, 2017

The National Day of Mourning honours workers who have lost their lives, been injured or suffered illness as a result of their work.

Government of Canada to ban asbestos
Government of Canada to ban asbestos

On December 15, 2016, the Government of Canada announced that it will move forward to ban asbestos and all asbestos-containing products by 2018.

IARC Monograph 117: Carcinogenicity of pentachlorophenol and some related compounds
IARC Monograph 117: Carcinogenicity of pentachlorophenol and some related compounds

Pentachlorophenol, an insecticide and wood preservative, was classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1).

Canada ‘moving forward’ on asbestos ban, Justin Trudeau says
Canada ‘moving forward’ on asbestos ban, Justin Trudeau says

On May 10, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the government has made a commitment to move forward on an asbestos ban in Canada.

Momentum grows for a national ban on asbestos
Momentum grows for a national ban on asbestos

On April 28th, the Day of Mourning, many groups across the country called on the government to introduce a total ban on asbestos in Canada.

National Day of Mourning 2016
National Day of Mourning 2016

Each year on April 28th, Canadians honour the thousands of workers who have been killed, injured or suffered illnesses as a result of occupational incidents and exposures.

Asbestos banned in new construction, renovations of federal buildings
Asbestos banned in new construction, renovations of federal buildings

Public Services and Procurement Canada has banned the use of asbestos in construction and renovation of federal buildings under its jurisdiction.

Pressure mounts on Ottawa to join wide ban on asbestos
Pressure mounts on Ottawa to join wide ban on asbestos

Article by Tavia Grant, The Globe and Mail

IARC Monograph Volume 115: Some Industrial Chemicals
IARC Monograph Volume 115: Some Industrial Chemicals

Seven industrial chemicals were evaluated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer in February 2016.

Cancer causing chemicals prompt province-wide testing of nail salons
Cancer causing chemicals prompt province-wide testing of nail salons

CBC News reports that Manitoba will begin testing nail salons for formaldehyde and other hazardous chemicals.

Health Canada revises its position on the health risks of asbestos
Health Canada revises its position on the health risks of asbestos

An article in the Globe and Mail highlights the changes to Health Canada’s position on asbestos.

IARC evaluates the carcinogenicity of lindane, DDT, and 2,4-D
IARC evaluates the carcinogenicity of lindane, DDT, and 2,4-D

Lindane was classified as a Group 1 carcinogen. The evaluation of these three pesticides will be published in Volume 113 of the IARC Monographs.

IARC evaluates the carcinogenicity of five organophosphate pesticides
IARC evaluates the carcinogenicity of five organophosphate pesticides

Glyphosate, commonly known as Roundup, has been classified as Group 2A – probably carcinogenic to humans.

In the News: Asbestos revealed as Canada’s top cause of workplace death
In the News: Asbestos revealed as Canada’s top cause of workplace death

The Globe and Mail has published an article showing that asbestos exposure is the single largest cause of compensated workplace death claims.

Radon in homes, schools, and workplaces: CELA finds legal protections lacking
Radon in homes, schools, and workplaces: CELA finds legal protections lacking

The Canadian Environmental Law Association concludes that Canadians need better legal protection from radon gas, a known carcinogen.

IARC Monograph 111: Some nanomaterials and some fibres
IARC Monograph 111: Some nanomaterials and some fibres

IARC recently evaluated the carcinogenicity of fluoro-edenite, silicon carbide fibres and whiskers, and carbon nanotubes.

November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Read a blog post by Dr. Paul Demers about workplace exposures that can cause lung cancer.

IARC announces two upcoming meetings on the carcinogenicity of certain pesticides
IARC announces two upcoming meetings on the carcinogenicity of certain pesticides

The International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) Monograph Program evaluates the carcinogenicity of various agents to humans. IARC has…

IARC Monographs Volume 110: evaluation of five chemicals
IARC Monographs Volume 110: evaluation of five chemicals

The International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) Monograph Progam evaluates substances, agents, and exposure circumstances on their carcinogenicity to…

2014 National Day of Mourning
2014 National Day of Mourning

On Monday, April 28, 2014, the National Day of Mourning commemorated workers who have been killed, injured, or fallen sick…

IARC World Cancer Report 2014 – Effective prevention measures urgently needed
IARC World Cancer Report 2014 – Effective prevention measures urgently needed

The International Agency for Research on Cancer has published a report that describes many aspects of cancer research and control.

Ontario Ministry of Labour’s Integrated Health and Safety Strategy
Ontario Ministry of Labour’s Integrated Health and Safety Strategy

Ontario’s first integrated workplace health and safety strategy was published on December 16, 2013.

IARC classifies outdoor air pollution as a human carcinogen
IARC classifies outdoor air pollution as a human carcinogen

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialized agency of the World Health Organization, has classified outdoor air…

October is Healthy Workplace Month
October is Healthy Workplace Month

October is Canada’s Healthy Workplace Month. Each week features different aspects of workplace health, including safety, supportive culture, healthy bodies,…

Skin Cancer Prevention Act passed
Skin Cancer Prevention Act passed

On October 9, 2013, Bill 30 was passed as the Skin Cancer Prevention Act in the Ontario Legislature. It will…

April 28th, 2013 – National Day of Mourning and World Day for Safety and Health at Work
April 28th, 2013 – National Day of Mourning and World Day for Safety and Health at Work

The International Labour Organization (ILO) holds the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on April 28 to promote…

Landmark study on bike safety by OCRC affiliated researcher, Prof. Anne Harris
Landmark study on bike safety by OCRC affiliated researcher, Prof. Anne Harris

Dr. Anne Harris, Assistant Professor at the School of Occupational and Public Health at Ryerson University, recently published a study…

IARC classifies diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans
IARC classifies diesel engine exhaust as carcinogenic to humans

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified diesel engine exhaust as “carcinogenic to humans” (Group 1) on June…

National Day of Mourning 2012
National Day of Mourning 2012

The Day of Mourning was established by the Canadian Labour Congress in 1984 to coincide with the passing of the…