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Montreal, Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) and the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) are proud to announce that they have signed a partnership framework agreement aimed at strengthening their scientific collaboration in their efforts to serve the world of work.
This agreement, signed for a period of five years, formalizes a mutual determination to mobilize scientific knowledge for more effective prevention of work-related accidents and occupational diseases. It is based on shared values of integrity, scientific rigour and commitment to worker well-being.
The key commitments include the following:
This agreement marks an important step in reinforcing the links between two flagship occupational health and safety institutions in Canada. It also attests to a shared determination to advance research to further the cause of worker well-being.
“This agreement reinforces the pan-Canadian cooperation that is essential to advancing occupational health and safety research. It will enable us to pool our expertise, develop innovative solutions and better address the realities and specific needs of workplaces.”
- Lyne Sauvageau, IRSST President and CEO
"At the heart of this partnership is a shared goal to advance worker well-being through knowledge, innovation and collaboration. We look forward to working with the IRSST to create lasting improvements in workplace health and safety."
- Anne Tennier, President and Chief Executive Officer, CCOHS
The Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST), established in Québec since 1980, is a scientific research organization well known for the expertise of its personnel and the quality of its work. The IRSST is a non-profit organization with a Board of Directors composed of an equal number of employer and worker representatives. The Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) provides most of the Institute’s funding directly from the assessments paid by employers. The Institute has also been a registered charity since 1982.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) is Canada's national resource for the advancement of workplace health and safety. The Centre promotes the total well-being – physical, psychosocial, and mental health – of working people in Canada by providing information, education, tools, and solutions that encourage attitudes and methods that will lead to improved worker physical and mental health, and prevention of work-related injury and illness. A federal departmental corporation, CCOHS is governed by a tripartite Council of Governors with representation from employers, labour and jurisdictions who are dedicated to the advancement of workplace health and safety across Canada.
