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This fact sheet summarizes the risk of cancer among Ontario Paramedics in the Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS) based on…
Daniel R S Middleton, Roland Wedekind, Amy L Hall, Eero Suonio, Nathan DeBono, Roel Vermeulen, Lin Fritschi, Patricia A Stewart,…
Andrew Zarnke, Sarah Rhodes, Nathan DeBono, Colin Berriault, Sandra C Dorman. Am J Ind Med. 2024 Oct;67(10):933-941. Background: A retrospective…
Stephanie Ziembicki, Tracy L Kirkham, Paul A Demers, Victoria H Arrandale. J Occup Environ Hyg.2024 Oct 3:1-10. Online ahead of…
Victoria H. Arrandale, Colin Berriault, Chaojie Song, Nathan DeBono, Paul A Demers. Am J Ind Med. 2024 Oct 14. Online…
Nancy Carnide, Jeavana Sritharan, Chaojie Song, Fateme Kooshki, Paul A Demers. ABSTRACTObjective Working-age individuals have been disproportionately affected by the opioid…
The Occupational and Environmental Health (OEH) seminar series is supported by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Public Health Ontario, the Occupational…
This fact sheet summarizes the risk of leukemia among workers in the Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS) based on diagnoses…
We are pleased to share our annual report, highlighting progress and accomplishments from 2023-2024. The theme of this report is…
Konrad Samsel, Tanya Navaneelan, Nathan DeBono, Louis Everest, Paul A. Demers, and Jeavana Sritharan Abstract: Although a significant body of evidence…
Everest L, Tan S, Navaneelan T, Demers PA, DeBono N, Berriault C, Sritharan J. Objectives Prior analyses of the Occupational…
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on workers and posed challenges for workplace health and safety. Understanding the types…
Background The participation of women in the labour force has increased over time, including those of reproductive age, but the…
Johan Ohlander, Hans Kromhout, Roel Vermeulen, Lützen Portengen, Benjamin Kendzia, Barbara Savary, Domenico Cavallo, Andrea Cattaneo, Enrica Migliori, Lorenzo Richiardi,…
Carnide N, Feng G, Song C, Demers PA, MacLeod JS, Sritharan J. Objectives: The role of work-related injuries as a…
All buildings are susceptible to radon and exposure to radon can cause lung cancer. Click the links to learn more…
Sritharan J, Arrandale VH, Kirkham TL, Dakouo M, MacLeod JS, Demers PA. Although several occupational exposures have been linked to…
The OCRC has released a report on findings from the Firefighter Cancer Research Priorities Workshop. This workshop was jointly hosted…
Sritharan JS, Christopher G, Eros FR, Demers PA. Background: While it is well-established that occupational exposures significantly contribute to the risk…
Due to the long-term risk of firefighting activities, the OCRC is actively involved in firefighter cancer research. This page houses…
Advancing Workplace Exposure Surveillance in Canada presents the proceedings of a workshop hosted by OCRC in March 2023, attended by approximately…
Sritharan J, Demers PA, Eros FR, Berriault C, Dakouo M, Kirkham TL. Objectives Emergency medical services workers, such as paramedics,…
The Occupational Disease Surveillance Program (ODSP) is a program of research led by OCRC that aims to develop systems to monitor patterns…
The OCRC has launched our new strategic plan for 2023-2028. We remain committed to enhancing understanding of the health effects…
Dr. Victoria Arrandale discusses the challenges and hazards of dealing with e-waste.
Chung J, Demers PA, Kalenge S, Kirkham TL. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2020. 17(1):38-46. Firefighters are potentially exposed…
The construction profiles were created in collaboration with the Ontario Building Trades Council. Similar to the surveillance alerts, these profiles highlight…
Behrens T, Ge C, Vermeulen R, et al. Occupational exposure to nickel and hexavalent chromium and the risk of lung…
OCRC has developed a user toolkit for the Occupational Disease Statistics (OccDiseaseStats) website and data tool. The toolkit offers a…
Olsson A, Guha N, Bouaoun L, et al. Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Lung Cancer Risk: Results from…
Highlighting important respiratory diseases identified in Ontario workers through the ODSS
Sritharan J, Kirkham TL, MacLeod JS, Marjerrison N, Lau A, Dakouo M, Logar-Henderson C, Norzin T, DeBono NL, Demers PA….
Nguyen LV, Diamond ML, Kalenge S, Kirkham TL, Holness DL, Arrandale VH. Environmental Science & Technology 2022. 56(5):3193–3203. Personal exposure…
Mofidi A, Tompa E, Kalcevich C, McLeod C, Lebeau M, Song C, Kim J, Demers PA. International Journal of Environmental…
Hovanec J, Siemiatycki J, Conway DI, et al. Application of two job indices for general occupational demands in a pooled…
Nathan DeBono, Hunter Warden, Chloë Logar-Henderson, Sharara Shakik, Mamadou Dakouo, Jill MacLeod, Paul A. Demers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2021 Jun; 64(6):476-487. Objective We…
Troke N, Logar-Henderson C, DeBono N, Dakouo M, Hussain S, MacLeod JS, Demers PA. Background Increased risks of acute myocardial…
Guha N, Bouaoun L, Kromhout H, et al. Lung cancer risk in painters: results from the SYNERGY pooled case-control study…
Blagrove-Hall N, Berriault C, Jardine KJ, Demers PA, Arrandale VH. Annals of Work Exposures and Health. 2021 Jun;65(9):1040-1049. Objectives: To use…
Kalenge S, Kirkham TL, Nguyen LV, Holness DL, Arrandale VH. Annals of work exposures and health. 2021 Mar 3;65(2):162-166. Objectives: The…
Sanaat S, Holness DL, Arrandale VH. Annals of work exposures and health. 2021 Mar 3;65(2):225-229. Objectives: In recent years, nail salons have…
Background Health care and social assistance makes up 12.4% of the Ontario workforce [1]. In 2019, there were over 160,000…
DeBono NL, Logar-Henderson C, Warden H, Shakik S, Dakouo M, MacLeod J, Demers PA. Objective: Occupational exposure to agents in plastics…
Research Brief | December 2020 Mesothelioma is a cancer of the tissue that lines internal organs (e.g. lungs, digestive organs,…
Richardson DB, Rage E, Demers PA, Do MT, DeBono N, Fenske N, Deffner V, Kreuzer M, Samet J, Wiggins C,…
Zeng X, DeBono NL, Harris AM, Arrandale VH, Demers PA. Objectives: We examined employment in mining occupations and industries and its…
This report provides an overview of current occupational disease and exposure surveillance initiatives and identifies opportunities for future work.
Ge C, Peters S, Olsson A, et al. Respirable crystalline silica exposure, smoking, and lung cancer subtype risks. A pooled…
Ge C, Peters S, Olsson A, et al. Diesel engine exhaust exposure, smoking, and lung cancer subtype risks. A pooled…
This study highlights better ways for epidemiologists to measure and communicate the health impact of potential policy choices.
IARC updated its classification process, which evaluates potential carcinogens based on the likelihood that they can cause cancer, in 2019.
The report, commissioned by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, identifies 11 recommendations to improve recognition and adjudication of occupational cancer claims.
This report, funded by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, examines the risk of neurological disease among Ontario miners who were exposed to McIntyre Powder.
This report evaluates when withholding the identity or concentration of carcinogens and mutagens within WHMIS could potentially harm the health or well-being of workers.
Harris MA, MacLeod J, Kim J, Pahwa M, Tjepkema M, Peters P, Demers PA. Ann Work Expo Health. 2020 April…
Ge CB, Kim J, Labrèche F, Heer E, Song C, Arrandale VH, Pahwa M, Peters CE, Demers PA. Int Arch…
This report summarizes results of the Future Burden of Cancer study, and challenges and opportunities for prevention in the Ontario construction sector.
This report provides an overview of current occupational disease and exposure surveillance efforts in Canada and opportunities for future work.
Mofidi A, Tompa E, Mortazavi SB, Esfahanipour A, Demers PA. BMC Public Health 2020; 20(210). Background Construction workers are at…
Rage E, Richardson DB, Demers PA, Do M, Fenske N, Kreuzer M, Samet J, Wiggins C, Schubauer-Berigan MK, Kelly-Reif K,…
Peters CE, Kim J, Song C, Heer E, Arrandale VH, Pahwa M, Labrèche F, McLeod CB, Davies HW, Ge CB,…
This report summarizes the findings from an evaluation of custodial workers’ awareness of asbestos management in schools.
Shakik S, Arrandale VH, Holness DL, MacLeod JS, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Objectives: Dermatitis is the most common occupational…
Burden of Occupational Cancer in Canada presents estimates of occupational exposure and the associated burden of cancer by industry, as well as…
Pahwa M, Labrèche F, Kim J, Harris MA, Song C, Peters CE, Arrandale VH, Davies H, McLeod CB, Demers PA….
Sritharan J, MacLeod JS, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Introduction: Previous Canadian epidemiologic studies have identified associations between occupations and…
Logar-Henderson C, MacLeod JS, Arrandale VH, Holdness DL, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Rationale: Given that approximately 15% of new-onset…
Labrèche F, Kim J, Song C, Pahwa M, Ge CB, Arrandale VH, McLeod CB, Peters CE, Lavoué J, Davies HW,…
Do M, Ramkissoon A, Berriault C, Villeneuve P, Demers P. Abstract from the 27th Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) conference….
Sritharan J, MacLeod JS, Dakouo M, Qadri M, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Background: The recently established Occupational Disease Surveillance…
Technical Guide to the Workshop Proceedings: Building Capacity for CAREX Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean (May 2014)
Highlighting some of the control strategies available for key occupational carcinogens in Canada.
Demers PA, Berriault C, Ramkissoon A, Do MT, Lightfoot N, Zeng X, Arrandale VH. Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2019;76(Suppl 1):A1–A109….
Using a retrospective cohort design, this study examines the risks of lung cancer by histological subtypes associated with exposure to radon decay products among the Ontario Uranium Miners cohort.
Nguyen LV, Diamond ML, Venier M, Stubbings WA, Romanak K, Bajard L, Melymuk L, Jantunen LM, Arrandale VH. Environment International…
Stubbings WA, Nguyen LV, Romanak K, Jantunen L, Melymuk L, Arrandale VH, Diamond ML, Venier M. The Science of the…
Watch Dr. Paul Demers deliver the Institute for Work & Health’s 2018 Alf Nachemson Memorial Lecture.
This article outlines the purpose and approach for creating the Occupational Disease Surveillance System, and provides an overview of select results for different health outcomes generated by this system.
This study examines associations between asthma and hundreds of jobs in Ontario.
The recently established ODSS was used to examine breast cancer risk in women and men by occupation and industry.
This current surveillance system identified several established high-risk groups for lung cancer and could be used for ongoing surveillance of occupational lung cancer in Ontario.
A series of fact sheets were created to share results from the Burden of Occupational Cancer study. These fact sheets…
Navaranjan G, Chambers D, Thompson PA, Do M, Berriault C, Villeneuve PJ, Demers PA. Journal of Radiological Protection 39:136. The…
Diesel engine exhaust is a complex mixture of toxic gases and particulates produced from the combustion of diesel fuel. It…
Hardt JS, Vermeulen R, Peter S, Kromhout H, McLaughlin JR, Demers PA. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2014;71(1):282-288.
Kim J, Peters CE, Arrandale VH, Labrèche F, Ge CB, McLeod CB, Song C, Lavoué J, Davies HW, Nicol A-M,…
The results of this study show the need to reduce the use and emission of select carcinogens in priority industry sectors.
Pahwa M, Labrèche F, Demers PA. Scand J Work Environ Health. 2018 Jul 1;44(4):432-435. Objectives: This paper aims to compare…
Mofidi A, Tompa E, Spencer J, Kalcevich C, Peters CE, Kim J, Song C, Mortazavi SB, Demers PA. J Occup…
The Ontario Ministry of Labour proposed a number of changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act in 2018. These…
This report, funded by the Ontario Ministry of Labour, summarizes the diesel exhaust exposure levels assessed in 12 fire halls in Ontario.
Report funded by the Ontario Ministry of Labour and produced in collaboration with Ryerson University, the University of Toronto, and Public Services Health and Safety Association.
May 2018 Executive SummaryExposures to toxic substances in the workplace contribute significantly to the global diseaseburden and are increasingly being…
Dr. Paul Demers discusses exposure to carcinogens such as diesel, asbestos, silica dust, wood dust, and solar radiation in the construction industry.
Jung YL, Tompa E, Longo C, Kalcevich C, Kim J, Song C, Demers P. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine….
This study uses one of the largest Canadian worker cohorts to examine occupation, industry, and prostate cancer and to assess patterns of prostate cancer rates.
Arrandale VH, Kalenge S, Nguyen LV, Kirkham TL, Diamond ML, Holness DL. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2018. Introduction: Nail salons have…
Guo J, Stubbings WA, Romanak K, Nguyen LV, Jantunen L, Melymuk L, Arrandale VH, Diamond ML, Venier M. Environmental science…
Venier M, Stubbings WA, Guo J, Romanak K, Nguyen LV, Jantunen L, Melymuk L, Arrandale VH, Diamond ML, Hites RA….
An infographic describing control strategies for diesel engine exhaust from on-road applications.
Kramer DM, Haynes E, McMillan K, Lightfoot NE, Holness DL. SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2. 2018. The communities of…
Kushner R, Kramer DM, Holness DL. SAGE Research Methods Cases Part 2. 2018. This case study describes a pilot study…
Kushner R, Kramer DM, Holness DL. Work 2018 60(3):365-384. Background: Ontario’s occupational health and safety prevention system has identified a need…
The researchers studied the association between lung cancer and the level of time-weighted average occupational social prestige as well as its lifetime trajectory by using data from the international pooled SYNERGY case-control study.
The aim of this study was to explore lung cancer risk among firefighters, with adjustment for smoking.
Hovanec J, Siemiatycki J, Conway DI, et al. Lung cancer and socioeconomic status in a pooled analysis of case-control studies….
Findings from this large international case-control consortium indicate that after accounting for co-occurring respiratory diseases, chronic bronchitis and emphysema continue to have a positive association with lung cancer.
Bigert C, Gustavsson P, Straif K, et al. Lung cancer risk among cooks when accounting for tobacco smoking: a pooled analysis of case-control studies from Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and China.
The researchers examined lung cancer risk among bricklayers within SYNERGY, a large international pooled analysis of case-control studies on lung cancer and the joint effects of occupational carcinogens.
To assess the independent effects of duration and intensity of exposure on cancer risk, the researchers explored effect modification of the association of cumulative exposure and cancer risk by intensity of exposure.
The SYNERGY project database was used to assess welding as a risk factor for developing lung cancer.
The authors studied lung cancer risks among bakers and baking-related occupations in the SYNERGY pooled case-control database from 16 countries.
Our objective was to evaluate the lung cancer risk among hairdressers while adjusting for smoking and other confounders in a pooled database of 16 case-control studies conducted in Europe, Canada, China, and New Zealand between 1985 and 2010.
Slavik CE, Kalenge S, Demers PA. Recent trends in the industrial use and emission of known and suspected carcinogens in Ontario, Canada. Reviews on Environmental Health 2017 Sept.
Arrandale VH, Kalenge S, Demers PA. Silica exposure in a mining exploration operation. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2017 Dec.
A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate potential associations between firefighting and police occupations, and prostate cancer incidence and mortality.
This study presents associations between occupation, industry and prostate cancer, while accounting for individual level factors.
A newly created exposure database was available containing occupational isocyanate measurements spanning 1981-1996 from Ontario and British Columbia (BC)-two of the largest provinces in Canada.
Dr. Paul Demers discussed key results from the Burden of Occupational Cancer in Ontario report as part of the IWH Speaker Series.
Kramer DM, Holness DL, Haynes E, McMillan K, Berriault C, Kalenge S, Lightfoot N. Work 2017:58(2);149-162.
This report focuses on the most common carcinogens found in Ontario workplaces and their contribution to cancer. It was released on October 4, 2017.
MacLeod JS, Harris MA, Tjepkema M, Peters PA, Demers PA. Safety and Health at Work. 2017 Sep;8(3):258-266. Background: Welders are exposed…
Tompa E, Kalcevich C, McLeod C, Lebeau M, Song C, McLeod K, Kim J, Demers PA. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2017.
Pahwa M, Harris MA, MacLeod J, Tjepkema M, Peters PA, Demers PA. Cancer Epidemology 2017 Aug;49:144-151. Background: Sedentary behaviour is a…
Hadkhale K, MacLeod J, Demers PA, Martinsen JI, Weiderpass E, Kjaerheim K, Lynge E, Sparen P, Tryggvadottir L, Harris MA,…
Kachuri L, Harris MA, MacLeod J, Tjepkema M, Peters PA, Demers PA. BMC Cancer. 2017 May;17(1):343. Background: Agricultural workers may be…
A visual guide to the strategies available for controlling diesel particulate matter in underground mining.
Olsson AC, Vermeulen R, Schüz J, et al. Exposure-response analyses of asbestos and lung cancer subtypes in a pooled analysis…
Navaranjan G, Berriault C, Do M, Villeneuve PJ, Demers PA. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016;73:838-845. Objectives: The study objectives were to extend…
Sritharan J, Demers PA, Harris SA, Cole DC, Kreiger N, Sass-Kortsak A, Lightfoot N. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016.
Information on occupational exposures that increase the risk of colorectal cancer.
Information on occupational exposures that increase the risk of breast cancer.
Information on occupational exposures that increase the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Information on occupational exposures that increase the risk of lung cancer.
Information on occupational exposures that increase the risk of kidney cancer.
Information on occupational exposures that increase the risk of ovarian cancer.
Information on occupational exposures that increase the risk of bladder cancer.
Taeget D et al. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 2015;41(5):467-77.
Setton E, Veerman Basil, Erickson A, Deschenes S, Cheasley R, Poplawski K, Demers P, Keller C. Environmental Health 2015 Aug;14:69.
Portier CJ et al. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2016.
Pearce NE et al. Environmental Health Perspectives 2015;123(6):507-14.
Neil-Sztramko SE, Gotay CC, Demers PA, and Campbell KL. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 2016; 58(1):94-100.
Latifovic L, Villeneuve PJ, Parent M-É, Johnson KC, Kachuri L, the Canadian Cancer Registries Epidemiology Group, Harris SA. Cancer Medicine. 2015 Dec;4(12):1948-62.
Koehoorn M, Tamburic L, Xu F, Alamgir AH, Demers PA, McLeod CB. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2015;72(6):413-20.
King WD, Friedenreich CM, Brenner DR, De P, Demers PA, Hystad P, Nutall R, Villeneuve PJ, Walter SD. Preventive Medicine 2015;76:132-134.
Kachuri L, Villeneuve PJ, Parent M-É, Johnson KC, the Canadian Cancer Registries Epidemiology Group, Harris SA. Environmental Health 2016 Jan;15:4.
Hon C-Y, Teschke K, Shen H, Demers PA, Venners S. International Archives of Occupupational and Environmental Health 2015 Oct;88(7):933-41.
Grundy A, Harris SA, Demers PA, Johnson KC, Agnew R, Canadian Cancer Registries Epidemiology Research Group, Villeneuve PJ. Cancer Medicine 2016 Mar;5(3):586-596.
Demers PA. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2016;60(1):5-7.
An Ontario Cancer Fact describing the health effects of shiftwork and interventions that may help minimize the risks.
This report highlights major themes that arose from discussions at the November 5, 2015 stakeholder meeting on “Preventing the Burden of Occupational Cancer in Canada.”
Enhancing sun safety in Canadian workplaces
The OCRC has prepared an Ontario Cancer Fact that describes the number of new cases of mesothelioma in Ontario between 1981 and 2012.
Kramer DM, McMillan K, Gross E, Bradley M, Holness DL. New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 2015;25(3):377-410.
Kramer DM, Tenkate T, Strahlendorf P, Kushner R, Gardner A, Holness DL. Implementation Science 2015;10:97.
Poster presented at the Partners in Prevention 2015 Health & Safety Conference and Trade Show on April 28-29, 2015.
Hohenadel K, Raj P, Demers PA, Zahm SH, Blair A. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2015 Mar;58(3):276-81. Introduction: Since the early…
Navaranjan G, Berriault C, Do M, et al. Toronto, Canada, February 2015. Report prepared for the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission….
The seminar series is supported by the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Public Health Ontario, the Occupational Cancer Research Centre, and the Centre for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease. Presentations from the 2013-2014 seminars are posted here.
Jones MK, Harris MA, Peters PA, Tjepkema M, Demers PA. Am J Ind Med. 2014 Aug;57(8):896-905. Background: Following preliminary evidence from…
Dr. Thomas Tenkate of Ryerson University, and Dr. Desre Kramer of OCRC teamed up to write a blog post on sun safety for Cancer Care Ontario’s internal website.
Occupational sun exposure is a significant risk factor for non-melanoma skin cancer. Read a fact sheet on prevention strategies here.
Neil SE, Pahwa M, Demers PA, Gotay CC. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 2014.
Hon C-Y, Teschke K, Demers PA, Venners S. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2014.
Kachuri L, Villeneuve PJ, Parent ME, Johnson KC, Harris SA. International Journal of Cancer 2014;135(1):138-148.
Raj P, Hohenadel K, Demers PA, Zahm SH, Blair A. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2014;57(3):259-264.
Navaranjan G, Hohenadel K, Blair A, Demers PA, Spinelli JJ, Pahwa P, McLaughlin JR, Dosman JA, Ritter L, Harris SA. Cancer Causes & Control 2013;24(9):1661-1673.
Hon C-Y, Venners S, Demers PA, Teschke K. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2013;10(7):374-383.
Del Bianco A, Demers PA. Canadian Medical Association Journal Open 2013;1(3):e1-e6.
In 2014, OCRC submitted recommendations to the Ontario Ministry of Labour’s annual OEL update to reduce occupational exposure limits (OELs)…
An Ontario Cancer Fact describing the goals and methods of the Burden of Occupational Cancer in Canada study.
Presented by Dr. Shelley Harris on October 18, 2013.
Kachuri L, Demers PA, Blair A, Spinelli JJ, Pahwa M, McLaughlin JR, Pahwa P, Dosman JA, Harris SA. International Journal of Cancer 2013;133(8):1846-58.
Presented by Dr. Paul Demers on April 11, 2013.
Peters CE, Nicol AM, Demers PA. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2012;103(3):223-226.
Kramer DM, Wells RP, Carlan N, Aversa T, Bigelow P, Dixon S, McMillan K. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 2013;19(1)41-62.
Wong I, Demers PA, McLeod C. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health 2011;37(1):54-61.
Boffetta P, et al. Cancer Causes and Control 2011;22(3):463-468.
In February 2012 the Occupational Cancer Research Centre hosted a workshop on the classification of carcinogens. The workshop described how…
From the OCRC and the Institute for Work & Health’s shiftwork interventions symposium, 2012.
Cancer Risk Factors in Ontario: Evidence Summary is a report that reviews the epidemiologic evidence linking a broad range of risk factors to various types of cancer in Ontario.
In 2013, OCRC submitted recommendations to reduce occupational exposure limits (OELs) for diesel engine exhaust and tricholoroethylene to the Ontario…
Del Bianco A, Demers PA. Examination of accepted workplace fatality claims within Ontario and Canada. Toronto, ON: 2013. This report…
Research Summary Manisha Pahwa, Shelley A Harris, Karin Hohenadel, John R McLaughlin, John J Spinelli, Punam Pahwa, James A Dosman,…
Dr. Paul Demers was interviewed by Canadian HR Reporter TV on the link between shiftwork and cancer. To read more…
Dr. Paul Demers was interviewed by Canadian HR Reporter TV about current research in the field of occupational cancer. He…
Interventions mitigating health risks for shift work: Current knowledge and workplace practices On November 6, 2012, OCRC and the Institute for…
The OCRC has produced a report on the centre and its research over the first few years.
Poster presented at the Partners in Prevention 2012 Health & Safety Conference and Trade Show on May 1-2, 2012.
An Ontario Cancer Fact comparing the number of work-related fatalities due to occupational cancer versus traumatic injuries and disorders, based on the number of accepted compensation claims.
OCRC has surveyed occupational exposure limits in Ontario and made recommendations for carcinogens that can have more rigorous limits.
OCRC and the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) completed a survey to determine stakeholder needs and current knowledge of interventions to reduce the health effects of shiftwork.
Pahwa M, Harris SA, Hohenadel K, McLaughlin JR, Spinelli JJ, Pahwa P, Dosman JA, Blair A. International Journal of Cancer 2012; 131(11):2650-2659.
On October 18, 2011, Dr. Paul Demers presented at the Research Exchange Series at the Centre for Health & Safety…
On February 14th, 2012, OCRC hosted a workshop on the classification of carcinogens at the United Steelworkers Hall. This workshop aimed…
As part of the Centre for Health & Safety Innovation’s 2012 Research Exchange Series, Dr. Paul Demers discussed the history…
Presented by Dr. Paul Demers on November 28, 2011 at the Canadian Cancer Research Conference.
Hohenadel K, Harris SA, McLaughlin JR, Spinelli JJ, Pahwa P, Dosman JA, Demers PA, Blair A. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2011; 8(6):2320-2330.
Kirkham TL, Koehoorn MW, McLeod CB, Demers PA. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011; 68(1):30-35.
Gorman Ng M, Stjernberg E, Koehoorn M, Demers PA, Davies HW. Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2011; 55(7):752-763.
Presented by Dr. Paul Demers on October 18, 2011.
Constanza Camargo M, Stayner LT, Straif K, Reina M, Al-Alem U, Demers PA, Landrigan PJ. Environmental Health Perspectives 2011; 119(9):1211-1217.
Hohenadel K, Pichora E, Marrett L, Bukvic D, Brown J, Harris SA, Demers PA, Blair A. Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada, 2011; 31(4):147-151
Blair A, Marrett L, Beane Freeman L. Environmental Health 2011; 10(Suppl 1):S9.
OCRC has prepared an Ontario Cancer Fact on shift work in Canadian industries.
Presented by Dr. Paul Demers on May 29, 2010 at the Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health Conference.
Presented by Dr. Aaron Blair on May 29, 2010 at the Canadian Association for Research on Work and Health Conference in Toronto.
An Ontario Cancer Fact on OCRC’s stakeholder consultation to identify research priorities.
In 2009, OCRC consulted with a broad spectrum of stakeholders to identify priority areas for research.
The OCRC research poster summarizes the need for a research centre dedicated to the prevention of occupational cancer.
The OCRC and the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) co-hosted a symposium entitled “The Health Effects of Shiftwork” on…
Presented by Dr. Loraine Marrett on March 3, 2010 to the Asbestos Surveillance and Disease Compensation Think Tank in Toronto.
Presented by Dr. Shelley Harris on November 9, 2009.
Presented by Dr. Aaron Blair on November 4, 2009.
