Workplace Options Center for Organizational Effectiveness Introduces Compliance Inventory and Synopsis to Help Canadian Employers Mitigate psychosocial risk in the Workplace

New global resource helps Canadian employers navigate an evolving workplace landscape and strengthen strategies for psychosocial risk prevention and employee well-being

Canada has been at the forefront of embedding mental health protections into workplace legislation—from adding burnout to its list of occupational diseases to implementing national standards on psychological health and safety. To support employers in understanding and complying with this complex and evolving regulatory environment, the Workplace Options Center for Organizational Effectiveness has released the Psychosocial Risk Compliance Inventory and Synopsis. This essential reference helps Canadian employers stay ahead of emerging mandates and embed proactive strategies that reduce psychosocial risk and foster employee well-being.

“Canada’s regulatory landscape makes it clear that psychological safety is not optional—it’s a legal and moral imperative,” said Oliver Brecht, VP of WPO Center for Organizational Effectiveness. “With our compliance inventory and synopsis, employers are better equipped to align with provincial and federal expectations while creating safer, healthier workplaces for all.”

The Canadian edition highlights requirements under the Canada Labour Code, the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace, and provincial laws such as Ontario’s Working for Workers Act, which mandates disconnection-from-work policies for large employers. It also provides guidance on addressing workplace bullying and harassment, accommodating mental health disabilities, and interpreting tools like Guarding Minds at Work and COPSOQ in the absence of mandatory national psychometric screening.