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Excellence Canada Awards align with the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace
Calgary, Alberta, May 14, 2013 – Excellence Canada’s Canada Awards for Excellence have a long history of celebrating private, public, and not‐for‐profit organizations demonstrating workplace excellence, with awards presented annually in October since 1984.
This year, the requirements for achieving the Mental Health at Work award, that recognizes outstanding results in psychologically healthy and safe workplaces, will align with the National Standard.
The National Standard of Canada titled Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace – Prevention, promotion and guidance to staged implementation was officially released January 16, 2013. It is
intended to provide systematic guidelines for Canadian employers that will enable them to develop and continuously improve psychologically safe and healthy work environments for their employees.
To learn more about applying for the Canada Awards for Excellence, email awards@excellence.ca.
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