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Eastern Ontario Labour Education Spring 2026 Health & Safety/WSIB Educational

2026 Spring Eastern Ontario Health and Safety Labour Education
March 25-29, 2026
Isaiah Tubbs Resort, West Lake, Picton, ON

1. WHSC Level 1 Basic Occupational Health and Safety Awareness (no prerequisite) *starts evening of Wednesday, March 25, 2026

2. Prevention Link – ODRT WSIB Level 1: Rights and Obligations & Level 2: Benefits and Services (no prerequisite) *starts evening of Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Levels 1 and 2 are foundation courses that teach participants the workers’ compensation system in Ontario (WSIB). They learn about the principles of workers’ compensation, how to report and file a WSIB claim, types of injuries, regulations and policies, benefits and services, and much more.

3. MHCC Mental Health First Aid Certification, and Anti-Racist Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace (no prerequisite) *starts evening of Tuesday, March 24, 2025

Courses begin on the evening of the date specified above. On Wednesday, March 25, 2026 there will be an Opening Assembly at 7:30 pm (you must attend). Classes are held from 8:30 am to 5 pm each full day. Please note there may be evening course work and general sessions which you may be required to attend.

Register here: laboureducation.net/registration
Deadline to register is February 27, 2026

Eastern Ontario Labour Education Fall 2025 Health & Safety/WSIB Educational

2025 Fall Eastern Ontario Health and Safety Labour Education
5-9 November, 2025
Isaiah Tubbs Resort, West Lake, Picton, ON

1. WHSC Level 1 Basic Occupational Health and Safety Awareness (no prerequisite) *starts evening of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

2. Prevention Link – ODRT WSIB Level 1: Rights and Obligations & Level 2: Benefits and Services (no prerequisite) *starts evening of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Levels 1 and 2 are foundation courses that teach participants the workers’ compensation system in Ontario (WSIB). They learn about the principles of workers’ compensation, how to report and file a WSIB claim, types of injuries, regulations and policies, benefits and services, and much more.

3. Prevention Link – ODRT WSIB Level 3: Appeals and Dispute Resolution (Level 1 and 2 are prerequisites) *starts evening of Tuesday, November 4, 2025

Prevention Link has developed a holistic and intuitive course meant to prepare participants for Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and Workplace Safety and Insurance and Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) hearings. Using case file examples and mock hearings, this intensive course will provide participants with the practical skills to prepare and present oral hearings before the WSIB and the WSIAT.

In this interactive and analytical course, participants will review a file, gather additional evidence, research law, policy, and precedent, and prepare witnesses. They will also prepare witnesses for questioning, cross-questioning, and re-directing at a hearing.

4. WHSC Instructor Training (WHSC Level 1 is a pre-requisite) *starts evening of Thursday, October 30, 2025

5. Environmental Racism, and Building Asian Solidarity (ACLA) *starts evening of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Register here: laboureducation.net/registration
Deadline to register is October 3, 2025

Eastern Ontario Labour Education Spring 2025 Health & Safety/WSIB Educational

2025 Spring Eastern Ontario Health and Safety Labour Education at Isaiah Tubbs Resort, West Lake, Picton, ON

Wednesday, March 26 to March 30, 2025

All courses begin on the evening of Wednesday, March 26, 2025, immediately following the opening assembly at 7:30 pm (you must attend). Classes are held from 8:30 am to 5 pm from Thursday onward, except Sunday when they are from 9 am to noon. Please note there may be evening course work and general sessions which you may be required to attend.

Deadline for paid registration: February 28, 2025

COURSES OFFERED (All courses offered are 30 hours except Course #4, which is 36 hours):

1.WHSC Level 1 Basic Occupational Health and Safety Awareness (no prerequisite)
2.WHSC Level 2 Committees Provincial
3.Prevention Link – ODRT WSIB Level 1 & 2 | No prerequisite
4.Prevention Link – ODRT WSIB Level 4 Return to Work* (Level 1 and 2 are prerequisites)
5.Organizing to Build Solidarity with Racialized Injured Workers | No prerequisite
6.Mental Health First Aid Certification (MHCC), and Anti-Racist Psychological H&S in the Workplace (no prerequisite)

Register here: https://laboureducation.net/registration/

Eastern Ontario Labour Education Fall 2024 Health & Safety/WSIB Educational

2024 Fall Eastern Ontario Health and Safety Labour Education at Isaiah Tubbs Resort, West Lake, Picton, ON

November 5 or 6 to November 10, 2024

Except for Course #4, which starts Tuesday, Nov 5, 2024, all courses begin on the evening of Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024 immediately following the opening assembly at 7:30 pm (you must attend). Classes are held from 8:30 am to 5 pm from Thursday onward, except Sunday when they are from 9 am to noon. Please note there may be evening course work and general sessions which you may be required to attend.

Deadline for paid registration: October 11, 2024.

COURSES OFFERED (All courses offered are 30 hours except Course #4, which is 36 hours):

  1. WHSC Level 1 Basic Occupational Health and Safety Awareness (no prerequisite)
  2. WHSC Level 2 Law Provincial (WHSC Level 1 is a prerequisite)
  3. Prevention Link – WSIB Level 1: Rights and Obligations and Level 2: Benefits and Services | No prerequisite
  4. Prevention Link – ODRT WSIB Level 5 Medical Orientation* (Level 1 and 2 are prerequisites)
  5. Organizing to Build Solidarity with Racialized Injured Workers | No prerequisite
  6. Mental Health First Aid Certification (MHCC), and Anti-Racist Psychological H&S in the Workplace (no prerequisite)

Register here: https://laboureducation.net/registration/

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Eastern Ontario Labour Education Spring 2024 Health & Safety/WSIB Educational

2024 Spring Eastern Ontario Health and Safety Labour Education at Isaiah Tubbs Resort, West Lake, Picton, ON *Scholarships available*

April 16 or 17 April through to April 21, 2024

Except for Course #4, which starts Tuesday, April 16, 2024, all courses begin on the evening of Wednesday, April 17, 2024 immediately following the opening assembly at 7:30 pm (you must attend). Classes are held from 8:30 am to 5 pm from Thursday onward, except Sunday when they are from 9 am to noon. Please note there may be evening course work and general sessions which you may be required to attend.
Deadline for paid registration: March 22, 2024.

COURSES OFFERED (All courses offered are 30 hours except Course #4, which is 36 hours):

  1. WHSC Level 1 Basic Occupational Health & Safety Awareness | No prerequisite
  2. WHSC Level  2 Committees (Provincial) | Prerequisite: WHSC Level 1
  3. Prevention Link – WSIB Level 1: Rights and Obligations and Level 2: Benefits and Services | No prerequisite
  4. Prevention Link – WSIB Level 3: Appeals and Dispute Resolution | Level 1 and Level 2 are prerequisites
  5. Organizing to Build Solidarity with Racialized Injured Workers | No prerequisite
  6. Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace | No prerequisite

 

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KDLC Eastern Ontario Labour Education Fall 2023 Health and Safety/WSIB Activist School

The Kingston & District Labour Council’s Eastern Ontario Labour Health & Safety/Worker Compensation Educationals will be offering the following courses for Fall 2023. The school will be hosted at the Isaiah Tubbs Resort and Conference Centre in Picton, Ontario, on November 1-5, 2023. Registration deadline is October 13, 2023.

COURSES OFFERED (all 30 Hours except where noted):

  1. 1. WHSC Level 1 Basic Occupational Health & Safety Awareness | No prerequisite
  2. 2. WHSC Level  2 Committees (Provincial) | Prerequisite: WHSC Level 1
  3. 3. Prevention Link – WSIB Level 1: Rights and Obligations and Level 2: Benefits and Services | No prerequisite
  4. 4. Prevention Link – WSIB Topical Workshops (Return to Work 101, Hearings in Writing, and Workplace Mental Health Injuries) | No prerequisite
  5. 5. Psychological Health and Safety | No prerequisite

The first 10 Young Workers (30 and under) registered and paid will receive $100 scholarship.
Deadline for paid registration: October 13, 2023.

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