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Course Description

Cannabis use for non-medical purposes became legal in Canada on October 17, 2018. Employers and other stakeholders in the occupational health and safety community remain concerned about the potential implications for workplaces. In this presentation, Dr. Nancy Carnide will provide a general overview of what we know (and don’t know) about cannabis use in working populations and describe recent findings of a survey study aimed at understanding changes in patterns of workplace cannabis use and the social norms and perceptions about such use among Canadian workers from pre- to post-legalization.

You will learn:

  • Why workers are an important group to consider when thinking about the implications of cannabis legalization
  • How Canadian workers were using cannabis and thinking about cannabis use in relation to work before legalization
  • What has and has not changed since legalization
  • What gaps exist in Canadian workers’ knowledge about cannabis and its legalization 

Take-home messages:

  • Cannabis use before and at work was already occurring in Canadian workplaces even before legalization
  • Nature of use among workers is complex, with workers citing many non-medical and medical reasons for use
  • There are important knowledge gaps that can be addressed by providing evidence-based information to workers


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Associate Scientist, Institute for Work & Health, Toronto, Canada

Nancy Carnide PhD

Dr. Nancy Carnide has a PhD in Epidemiology from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. She is a previous recipient of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and a CIHR Strategic Training Fellowship in Work Disability Prevention. Dr. Carnide's research interests lie at the intersection between occupational health and safety and substance use, as well as the mental health of working populations. Her emerging program of research includes examining the use and non-medical use of prescription and recreational drugs among workers, their risk factors, and the workplace consequences of their use. Dr. Carnide's most recent research focuses on the impact of cannabis legalization on the Canadian working population. She is co-leading two studies related to workplace cannabis use and related perceptions and knowledge among Canadian workers, as well as cannabis involvement in workplace fatalities in Ontario.This program is pre-approved by VRA Canada for a 1 hour training session

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Cannabis in the Workplace: Use and Norms Among Canadian Employees

    • Pre-Survey

    • Cannabis in the Workplace: Use and Norms Among Canadian Employees

    • Cannabis in the Workplace: Use and Norms Among Canadian Employees - Presentation Slides

    • Evaluation Survey