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The Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS)

Monitoring disease risks among Ontario workers

The ODSS follows a cohort of more than 2.4 million workers in Ontario.

On this page:

Work information is not part of routinely collected health data in Canada.

Launched in 2016, the ODSS links health databases with job information in order to identify and monitor disease risks among Ontario workers.

Learn more about our methods, funders, and research team:

About the Study

Highlights from the ODSS

Explore the ODSS Data Tool

Explore risks by exposure, industry and occupation using our interactive data tool

Opioids and work

Find out how the ODSS is monitoring the health impacts of opioids

COVID-19 at Work

Learn how the ODSS can be use to track COVID-19 among Ontario workers

Results by Disease

Cancers

Respiratory Conditions

Other Conditions

Resources

Fact Sheets

Brief highlights on high risk jobs, key exposures and emerging issues

 

 

Reports

Non-peer-reviewed research summaries and highlights

Scientific Articles

Peer-reviewed articles published in academic journals

 

 

Mining Sector Toolkit

A step-by-step guide on how to navigate the Occupational Disease Statistics data tool, focusing on the mining sector