The Canadian Injured Workers Alliance (CIWA) is a Canadian charity and advocacy organization for injured workers and occupational rehabilitation.[4] Active in providing training, educational resources, and advocacy both federally and provincially, it is based on a national network of injured workers groups whose aim is to support injured workers and improve the occupational health and safety of workers across Canada. CIWA's stated objectives[4] include:
- improving the occupational health and safety of workers in Canada.
- working towards a just system of compensation, rehabilitation and re-employment in all provinces and territories of Canada.
- providing a national forum for debating issues of concern to injured workers and their organizations at national conferences and at national board workshops.
- gathering and share information with groups and individuals across Canada.
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| Abbreviation | CIWA |
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| Founded | August 1, 1990[1] |
| Focus | Workers' compensation, Occupational rehabilitation |
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Area served | Canada |
Key people | Leonard J. Crawford, President Bill Chedore, National Coordinator [3] Steve Mantis, co-founder Wolfgang Zimmermann, co-founder |
| Website | www |
The organization was founded in 1990 by Steve Mantis and other injured workers advocates including Wolfgang Zimmermann, after they organized a "National Conference on Re-Employment of Injured Workers" in Ottawa in June 1990.[5] The conference passed a resolution to form a national organization representing a national network of injured worker organizations, ultimately to become CIWA.[6]
See also
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edit- ^ "A history of CIWA". Canadian Injured Workers Alliance. September 2011. Archived from the original on September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "Contact CIWA". Canadian Injured Workers Alliance. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "CIWA Board of Directors". Canadian Injured Workers Alliance. Archived from the original on September 16, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "About CIWA". Canadian Injured Workers Alliance. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ A History of CIWA http://www.ciwa.ca/content/history-ciwa Archived 2011-09-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Our History". Canadian Injured Workers Alliance. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2023.