Workplace Health

With an aging work force and rising cost pressures for employers, workplace health has become a top issue for Canadian industry. The Conference Board of Canada estimates the cost of absenteeism at over $16 billion annually. Our services are ideally suited to address this issue and provide a range of options to facilitate return to work following injury, illness or disease. Our therapists and kinesiologists draw upon a knowledge base that includes medical impairment, job analysis, ergonomics, disability evaluation, human rights legislation and insurance regulations to provide a comprehensive approach to disability management in the workplace. They are skilled in assisting employees with physical, cognitive, and mental health limitations arising from a variety of medical conditions. For employers seeking a no obligation consultation to determine if our services would be a good fit, please reach out to Managing Director Salim Janmohamed via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Stay at Work

Our Stay-at-Work team of Occupational Therapists (OTs) and counselors works with employees who are struggling to attend work regularly or meet productivity and other expectations consistently. We provide employers with guidance on how to approach employees who are struggling so they feel comfortable accessing resources such as EFAP, health plan benefits or OT. With employee consent, our OTs provide an assessment which informs development of custom therapeutic strategies the employee can use to reduce stress, manage physical pain, improve functioning at home and in the workplace and develop resilience in the face of ongoing health challenges. As health professionals who regularly assist employees in returning to work after disability, we are able to form a bridge between the employee’s medical team and the workplace to ensure consensus support for appropriate work and reasonable accommodations.

Onsite Physiotherapy

Through our affiliated company WPC Health, we provide workplace physiotherapy clinics across Canada for large employers. WPC’s services sustainably reduce worker’s compensation premiums and work disability duration while improving employee retention, satisfaction and productivity by providing convenient and timely access to treatment at work.

Disability Management

Through client interview, a review of available medical and rehabilitation records and a sound understanding of the employee’s job and the treatment options available to them, OTs can facilitate the employee’s access to healthcare resources they are entitled to from insurers and the public health system. Each engagement includes early and consistent communication with the employee, their healthcare team, insurer, and employer representatives. The aim of disability management is the employee’s access to the right healthcare services at the right time to set the worker on a path toward optimal productivity in the workplace or case resolution.

Return to Work

For employees who are unable to work but do not have access to return-to-work focused treatment from insurers, our clinicians can develop and implement plans to enable return their pre-disability or accommodated employment. Plans may include optimizing ergonomics, symptom/disease management strategies, GRTW and referral to specific healthcare services.

Ergonomic Assessments

Ergonomic assessments determine injury risk factors that may result from high repetition, awkward postures, high forces and a number of other workplace factors that affect how tasks are conducted. These assessments can be tailored to a specific worker’s health concerns or provided on a preventative basis to address potential risk factors for a group of employees. An evaluation of a work station and typical duties is conducted and recommendations are made to reduce the impact of risk factors. Recommendations may include improved worker positioning, modified work style, new tools and equipment, new furniture and/or adjustments to the work space. Our ergonomic assessments are not limited to office workers and are provided for a range of jobs including labour, production and skilled trade positions.

Employee Education

On site education sessions are tailored for each organization based on the nature of the most frequent injuries, typical symptoms reported, and the employee’s unique job requirements. Educational content promotes employee responsibility in avoiding injury as well as movement patterns and postures that contribute to pain. The employee role in improving workplace safety is also emphasized. Sessions include Safe Lifting & Material Handling and Office Ergonomics.

Job Demands Analysis (JDA)

A job demands analysis quantifies the physical, cognitive, and interpersonal requirements associated with a job and identifies critical demands. Supported by a detailed and easy-to-read report, the JDA provides work disability stakeholders with an objective record of worker requirements and can inform potential job accommodations. By circulating these reports early in the recovery process, healthcare professionals can identify return to work readiness in a timelier manner.

Independent Disability Evaluations

Functional Capacity Evaluations and Functional Driving Evaluations are also available. Where disability management or other case specific services are provided to the employer, independent disability evaluations can be sourced from other providers to mitigate potential conflict of interest.