Mindful Employer Canada’s Mindful Employer Charter for Canadian Employers Supporting Workplace Mental Health (Motion #36-18)

Moved by Loftus – Huska. Approved by Board of Health for Public Health Sudbury & Districts, November 22, 2018.

WHEREAS various businesses/organizations across the country have recognized the value in becoming a Mindful Employer and have signed Mindful Employer Canada’s Mindful Employer Charter including Bell, Toronto pulse CPR, Nova Scotia Public Service-Long Term Disability Plan Trust Fund, City of Lethbridge, Hamilton Health Sciences, Mental health Commission of Canada, Morneau Shepell, and more; and

WHEREAS the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa) resolution A17-4 Mental Health Promotion within Ontario Workplaces, June 12, 2017, encourages each of its member health units to address psychological health and safety, to protect and promote mental health of workers throughout the province; and

WHEREAS Public Health Sudbury & Districts recognizes that our workplace itself is a major determinant of health;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Health endorse the signing of Mindful Employer Canada’s Mindful Employer Charter to signify the Board’s commitment to supporting workplace mental health; and

FURTHER THAT Public Health Sudbury & Districts share this motion with local municipalities, the Association of Local Public Health Agencies (alPHa), and Ontario Boards of Health.

CARRIED

This item was last modified on December 11, 2018