Living Tapestry Images (graphic art created at the conference)
We have received the amazing images created by Jennifer Shepherd of Living Tapestries.
Day 1 (pdf – large) (pdf – small)
Day 2 (pdf – large) (pdf – small)
DWC2018 – A Partnering Strategy for Moving Forward was held December 4 & 5, 2018.
Delta Hotels by Marriott Ottawa City Centre,
101 Lyon Street
Ottawa, ON
613-237-3600
The conference reviewed a proposed national strategy to improve the level of employment of persons with disabilities in Canada.
CONFERENCE MATERIALS
Conference agenda (PDF version)
Conference agenda (Word version)
Conference agenda (Text version)
Moving Forward Together: A Canadian Strategy for Disability and Work. DRAFT for discussion at the Disability and Work in Canada conference, December 4-5, 2018 in Ottawa, Canada.
DWC Draft Strategy (PDF version),
DWC Draft Strategy (Word version)
DWC Draft Strategy (Text version)
Vignettes shown during the conference
During breaks in the conference programming, we showed vignettes of persons with disabilities and their experiences. These can be found here.
Planning Committee
SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS: CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO OPEN PRESENTATION VIDEOS
December 4: Morning Sessions
Watch Indigenous prayer by Albert Dumont, and goals of the DWC Initiative by Ron Saunders
Welcome by Yazmine Laroche, Deputy Minister, Public Service Accessibility
Plenary panel: provincial strategies on disability and work
Chair: Mary Reid, recently retired as the Director for the Disability Policy Office, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Jennifer Clark Director, Program Effectiveness, Disability Programs, Government of Saskatchewan
Anne MacRae Manager of Employment Supports, Persons with Disabilities, Department of Community Services, Province of Nova Scotia
Henry Kielley, Director, Disability Policy Office, Department of Children, Seniors, & Social Development, Government of Newfoundland Labrador
Brian Saunders, Senior Policy Advisor, New Brunswick Premier’s Council on Disabilities
Ian Ross, Executive Director, Policy and Program Development, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Government of BC
December 4: Lunchtime Speaker
December 4: Afternoon Sessions
Parallel discussion sessions I: Lived Experience Session
Chair: Steve Mantis Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups
Janet Paterson Canadian Injured Workers Alliance
Tim Rose CIBC
Dana Howse Safety Net Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research, Memorial University, Newfoundland and Labrador
Rapporteur: Bill Adair, Spinal Cord Injury Canada.
Watch the video of Lived Experience Session Part 1
Watch the video of Lived Experience Session Part 2
Parallel discussion sessions I: Employers Session
Chair: Maureen Haan Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)
Ellen Austin Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Anna-Karina Tabuñar Sodexo Canada
Jennifer Popkey TD Bank
Eizabeth Kwan Canadian Labour Congress
Marcia Rioux York University
Rapporteur: Meghan Kelly, Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW).
Watch the video of Employers Session
Parallel discussion sessions I: Service Providers Session
Chair: Kathy Hawkins InclusionNL
Elisabeth Smith Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)
Sean McEwen Calgary Alternative Employment Services
Rapporteur: Mary Reid, recently from the Disability Policy Office, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Watch the video of Service Providers Session
Parallel discussion sessions II: Unions Session
Chair: Robert Blakely Canada’s Building Trades Unions
Joe Dowdall International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793
Debbie Colson, International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793
Niki Lundquist Unifor
Theresa Minnett Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour
Dana Howse SafetyNet, Memorial University
Meghan Kelly Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW)
Rapporteur: Nina Hansen, British Columbia Federation of Labour.
Watch the video of the unions session
Parallel discussion sessions II: Federal-Provincial Interface Session
Chair: Aisling Gogan Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Eppo Maertens Employment and Social Development Canada
Ian Ross, Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, Province of BC
Terry Copes Sudbury Legal Clinic
Pam Lahey McMaster University
John Stapleton Open Policy
Rapporteur: Mary Reid, recently from the Disability Policy Office, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Watch the video of the Federal-Provincial Interface Session
December 4: Evening Reception
Monitoring and Evaluation
Presenter: Gail Fawcett, Senior Research Advisor, Employment and Social Development Canada
Presentation slides: First results of 2017 Canadian Survey on Disability
Presentation: Ideas for measuring progress and evaluation
Presenter: Emile Tompa, Co-Director, Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy)
Presentation slides: Ideas for measuring progress and evaluation
Watch the commentary by Michael Prince,
Lansdowne Professor of Social Policy, University of Victoria
Mental Health and the Workplace
Nitika Rewari Manager, Research, Evaluation & Knowledge Translation, Prevention and Promotion – Workplace, MHCC
Candace Sellar Program Manager, CSA Group
Don Palmer Executive Director, Causeway
Rebecca Gewurtz Associate Professor, McMaster University
Small business and disability
Eppo Maertens Policy Director, Employment and Social Development Canada
Todd Peters Owner/Operator, River City Remanufacturing
Keegan Colville Owner/President, Service Master Clean Saint John
Jamie Burton Vice President, Dolphin Digital
Moving Forward Together: A Review of the Future of Disability & Work, by Jaime Burton (pdf)
Thank you:
Policy Roundtable on Disability and Work in Canada Developing a Vision and Strategy for the Future. Summary of the Roundtable held June 26th, 2018.
Policy Roundtable summary (PDF version);
Policy Roundtable summary (Word version).
Policy Roundtable summary (Text version)
This conference will be the next step in a process that began in November 2017, when a broad range of work disability partners held a highly successful conference in Ottawa entitled “Disability and Work in Canada: Success and Challenges of Canada’s First 150 Years, Developing a Vision and Strategy for the Future.” https://crwdp.ca/en/national-conference-disability-and-work-canada.
Since the November 2017 conference, efforts have been underway to develop a vision and strategy for the future, focused on key initiatives to increase the employment of persons with a disability. A draft strategy will be distributed in the Fall of 2018, prior to the national conference. The objective is to foster broad consensus on the key elements of that strategy.
