A research centre focused on occupational disease

The OCRC's mission is to enhance understanding of the health effects of hazardous occupational exposures, and use this knowledge to support improvements in occupational disease prevention and compensation.

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All Research

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Areas of Focus

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Resources

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OEH Seminars

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About Occupational Cancer Research Centre

The OCRC is a unique partnership that unites research, healthcare, workplace safety, labour and industry groups. It is based at Ontario Health and also receives funding from the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development and the Ontario Ministry of Health.

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Latest News

Press release: Injured workers have higher rates of opioid poisonings than the general population

Results from a study by OCRC and the Institute for Work and Health.

2023-2024 Annual Report Released!

We are pleased to share our annual report, highlighting progress and accomplishments from 2023-2024.  The theme of this report is…

Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024

In celebration of International Women’s Day this March 8th, OCRC would like to spotlight some of our research that focuses…

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