The federal, provincial and territorial Ministers Responsible for Labour recognized the impacts that psychological health and safety issues in the workplace have on individuals, their colleagues, their communities, as well as for businesses and the Canadian economy.
The Ministers Responsible for Labour agreed that finding ways to prevent and address psychological health and safety in the workplace is an integral part of keeping the labour force strong and healthy and the economy competitive.
The Ministers believe that governments can play a significant role in promoting awareness of psychological health and safety issues in the workplace through research, knowledge transfer and education to advance the dialogue on psychologically healthy and safe workplaces within their jurisdictions.
The Ministers also noted the importance of engaging workplace parties on awareness initiatives aimed at reducing the stigmas associated with workplace psychological health and safety.
As part of their respective governmental responsibilities, the federal, provincial and territorial Ministers Responsible for Labour agree to: