Contact OHCOW using our 1-800 number or online form found below.
You can also contact an individual clinic or find clinic information such as
location, contact and catchment areas as well as Team and Local Advisory
Committee (LAC) Members.
OHCOW Clinics
In-person visits are by appointment only.
We are available by phone or by the online contact form below.
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW) are dedicated to the
identification and prevention of work-related illnesses
CONTACT OHCOW
OHCOW services are available to anyone with a possible occupational health problem
Call us toll-free at:
1-877-817-0336
E-mail us at:
ask@ohcow.on.ca
…or use the form below to contact OHCOW online.
Contact information for each clinic is also available using the Clinics and Regions listing below.
Serving Ontario Workers
Ontario is divided into regions with each region having it’s own OHCOW clinic*. Clinic locations are marked on the overview map below.
For details about each clinic, (contact, location, and catchment areas, services provided, team and LAC members, etc.), use the dynamic bars below.
*Southwestern Region has two clinics, Sarnia and Windsor
Clinics and Regions
Information about each of our clinics, including Team Members, Local Advisory Committee (LAC) Members,
Location, Contact and Catchment Area can be found below.
The Provincial Office is the part of our structure that deals with Planning, Operations, Marketing and Communications, Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology and Reporting in an effective and efficient manner.
Team Members
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Roche
Chief Operating Officer
David Wilken
Accounting Manager
Sha Bai
Information Technology Coordinator
Anthony Lee
Provincial Office Coordinator
Jennifer Hayde
Communications Coordinator
Lisa Wilder
Location
1090 Don Mills Road, Suite 606
Toronto, Ontario, M3C 3R6
Tel: 416-510-8713
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
The first of OHCOW’s province wide clinics was opened in 1989 in Hamilton to act as a resource to workers and employers. The mandate was to provide objective scientific information and focus on the prevention of occupational health problems in the workplace.
OHCOW Hamilton with our inter-disciplinary occupational health team of Occupational Physicians and Nurses, Ergonomist, Occupational Hygienists and Client Service Coordinators services a large catchment area from Niagara to Oakville, Hamilton to Kitchener, London and Owen Sound. We strive to build and maintain strong relationships with workers, unions, and wherever possible, with employers through joint health and safety committees, trades committees and health and safety representatives.
Team Members
Executive Director
Valerie Wolfe, BSc (Eng), DOHS, CRM
Client Service Coordinators
Janet Latimer
Marilyn Lee-Hannah, BA
Physicians
Dr. Mike Pysklywec
Ergonomist
Dr. Daryl Stephenson
Occupational Hygienists
John Oudyk CIH, ROH,
Murray Lawrence
Masood Ahmed
Occupational Health Nurse
Michelle Tew, RN, BScN, DOHS, COHN(C)
Community Outreach and Program Coordinator
Eduardo Huesca
Clinic Location
21 Hunter Street East, Suite 200
Hamilton, ON L8N 1M2
Tel: -905-549-2552
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 905-549-7993
Hamilton Clinic Catchment Area
Niagara Peninsula: West including London/St. Thomas (Hwy 4 is the dividing line with the Windsor clinic), North and east along Hwy 4,7 and 119 then through Moorefield, Teviotdale and Mt. Forest up Hwy 6 to Owen Sound then east to Collingwood; South and East along Hwy 124 and 10 to Oakville, Mississauga. Hwy 10 is the dividing line between the Hamilton and Toronto clinics.
Major communities include: Guelph, Kitchener/Waterloo, Cambridge, Woodstock, Tillsonburg, Brantford, Hamilton, St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Welland, Port Colborne, and Burlington.
Shared servicing areas with the Windsor/Sarnia Clinics include: Port Stanley, St. Thomas, London, Stratford, Mount Forest, and Owen Sound .
Shared servicing areas with the Toronto clinic include: Collingwood, Creemore, Orangeville, Brampton and Mississauga.
Local Advisory Committee (LAC) Members
Russ Archibald
Hamilton LAC Chair
TCRC, PLBO
Bruce Allen
Community, Niagara District Labour Council
Roxanne Bond
ATU, Brantford District Labour Council
Rob Butler
Community
Phil Hames
PWU
Ron Wells
USW
Gary Howe
USW
Jody Jones
OFL
Leigh Kittson
Teamsters Rail
Ron Maracle
UNIFOR
Sarah Neath
UFCW, Guelph District Labour Council
Peter Page
Hamilton District Injured Workers Group
Gillian Surette-Robinson
UWHH
Kevin Waycik
Hamilton Firefighters
On Thursday January 21st, 2016, the newest and seventh OHCOW clinic was officially opened by the Minister of Labour for Ontario, Kevin Flynn as well as the Chair of the OHCOW Board of Director, David Chezzi. Many concerns have been expressed throughout the years in regards to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) as well as occupational diseases throughout this region. Injured workers throughout the Eastern region of Ontario can now look forward to be serviced in Ottawa. The principal industries of our catchment area are the public service, manufacturing, hi tech industries, agriculture, forestry, construction and more. We partner with workers, employers, unions, and advocates. We provide the expertise to assist in the identification and elimination of occupational injuries and illnesses in the workplaces of our catchment area.
Team Members
Executive Director
Kimberly O’Connell, M.Sc.(A), CIH, ROH, CRSP
Client Service Coordinator
Jennifer McMillan
Cheryl Baker
Hygienists
Kevin Hedges, PhD., MAppSc, BSc, DipEd, COH, CIH
Todd Irick, M.Sc., CIH
Occupational Health Nurse
Tracey Feener-Snow, RN COHN(C)
Occupational Health Physician
Dr. Robert Bourgault
Dr. Mike Wills
Clinic Location
1545 Carling Ave., Suite 110
Ottawa, Ontario, K1Z 8P9
Tel: 613-725-6999
Toll free: 1-877-817-0336
Ottawa Clinic Catchment Area
Major communities include: Ottawa, Kingston, Cornwall, Belleville, Hawkesbury, Alexandria, Chalk River, Petawawa, Rockland, Smith Falls, Embrun, Morrisburg, Winchester and more.
Local Advisory Committee (LAC) Members
Laura Lozanski,
Ottawa LAC Chair
Canadian Office and Professional Employees Union (COPE) Local 225
Lee-Anne Feltham
Ottawa LAC Vice-Chair
Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO)
Kim Monette
Ottawa LAC Recording Secretary
Workers Health & Safety Centre
Marc Beland
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Clarence Wallace
Workers Health and Safety Centre (WHSC)
Louise Lanctot
Cornwall District Labour Council
Richard Leblanc
United Steelworkers (USW)
Jeff Leiper
City Counsellor
Sean McKenny
Ottawa District Labour Council
Olivier Melanson
CUPE
Alia Mofford
Office of the Worker Adviser (OWA)
Erin Smith
Labour WSIB Representative – Local 503
Debbie Scrivens
Community Representative
Cheryl Baker
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
David Chezzi
OHCOW President and Chair of the Board
Kimberly O’Connell
Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers (OHCOW)
On Thursday, January 21st, 2016, the newest and seventh OHCOW clinic was officially opened by the Minister of Labour for Ontario, Kevin Flynn as well as the Chair of the OHCOW Board of Director, David Chezzi. Many concerns have been expressed throughout the years in regards to musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) as well as occupational diseases throughout this region. Injured workers throughout the Eastern region of Ontario can now look forward to be serviced in Ottawa. The principal industries of our catchment area are the public service, manufacturing, hi tech industries, agriculture, forestry, construction and more. We partner with workers, employers, unions, and advocates. We provide the expertise to assist in the identification and elimination of occupational injuries and illnesses in the workplaces of our catchment area.
Team Members
Executive Director
Mark Parent
Client Service Coordinator
Suzanne Weston
Occupational Health Nurse
Kelly Brown
Ergonomist
Andrew Flanagan
Occupational Hygienist
Krista Thompson
Occupational Health Physicians
Dr. Warren Teel, MD
Dr. Cynthia Arnold, MD, CCFP(EM), FCF
Clinic Location
171 Kendall Street
Point Edward, ON N7V 4G6
Tel: 519-337-4627
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 519-337-9442
Sarnia Clinic Catchment Area
Southwestern Ontario, West of London/St. Thomas, from Lake Erie to Lake Huron including the Bruce Peninsula.
Major communities include: Windsor, Leamington, Blenheim, Chatham , Rodney, Sarnia , Wallaceburg, Strathroy, Goderich, Walkerton, Listowel, Kincardine , Hanover , Port Elgin, Wiarton, Stokes Bay , and Lion’s Head. Shared servicing areas with the Hamilton Clinic include; Port Stanley, St. Thomas , London , Stratford , Mount Forest and Owen Sound.
Local Advisory Committee (LAC) Members
Vacant
Sarnia LAC Chair
Bill Hicks
UNIFOR
Sandra Kinart
VOCV (Victims of Chemical Valley)
Michele LaLonge-Davey
VP CUPE 1238
Kim Marshall
WHSC
Ted Hext
UNIFOR
Kristina Lee
Community Member
Chad Hogan
LIUNA
Blair Allin
Boilermakers Local 128
In 1974, uranium miners in Elliot Lake became alarmed about the high incidence of lung cancer and silicosis among the workers. They went on strike over health and safety conditions. The outcome was that the government appointed a Royal Commission to investigate health and safety in mines. Chaired by Dr. James Ham, this Commission made recommendations that had a significant effect on the content of the Occupational Health and Safety Act passed in Ontario in 1978.
Given the significant contribution northern workers made to protect workers and improve the health and safety conditions in their workplace, it was only fitting that funding was provided to establish an OHCOW clinic in Northern Ontario.
The Sudbury OHCOW Clinic was officially launched in March of 1992. Until 2010, the Sudbury Clinic provided service to all of Northern Ontario. It now provides service to north-eastern Ontario. (See catchment area and major communities served below).
The principal industries of our catchment area are mining, forestry, and hydroelectricity. We partner with workers, employers, unions, and advocates. We provide the expertise to assist in the identification and elimination of occupational injuries and illnesses in the workplaces of our catchment area.
Team Members
Executive Director
Kimberly O’Connell M.Sc., CIH, ROH, CRSP
Client Service Coordinators
Sheila Patterson
Brittney Ramakko
Ergonomists
Trevor Schell, MSc, BSc, CCPE
André Gauvin HBSc, CK
Occupational Health Nurse
James Barrett, B.Sc.N.
Occupational Health Physicians
Dr. Abe Reinhartz, Medical Consultant
Clinic Location
84 Cedar Street, 2nd Floor
Sudbury, ON P3E 1A5
Tel: 705-523-2330
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 705-523-2606
Sudbury Clinic Catchment Area
North Eastern/Western Ontario, Sudbury
Major Communities Served
Barry’s Bay, Bracebridge, Cardiff, Chalk River, Deep River, Elliot Lake, Gravenhurst, Haliburton, Hearst, Huntsville, Kapuskasing, Killaloe, Madawaska, Manitoulin Island, North Bay, Parry Sound, Petawawa, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Timmins, and Wawa.
Local Advisory Committee (LAC) Members
Andréane Chénier
Sudbury LAC Chair
CUPE
Andy LaDouceur
United Steel Workers
Christine Kelly
CUPW
Donna Campbell
Worker Representative
Reuben Roth
Laurentian University
Dwight Harper
Worker Representative
Lorie St. Amand
OPSEU
Debbie Lemieux
Community Member
Jamie West
Community Member
Sean McMahn
Community Member
Elie Martel
Community Member
Michal Seguin
Employer Representative
Susan Hart
OWA
The Toronto OHCOW Clinic was established in 1989, dedicating itself to the identification and prevention of work-related injuries and illnesses. The clinic was created as a resource for workers and employers as part of the growing need for accessible expert information and technical studies relating to occupational health issues in the workplace.
Our clinic provides workers with access to our interdisciplinary team which will investigate and provide an opinion regarding whether or not a health problem is work-related. The team includes the services of occupational physicians, an occupational nurse, ergonomists, industrial hygienists and client service coordinators.
These services are also offered to workplace parties, often through their Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSC), with recommendations to reduce or eliminate exposures in the workplace.
OHCOW services are funded by the Prevention Office of the Ministry of Labour and are provided at no cost to patients and workplaces within Ontario.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or would like more information.
Team Members
Client Service Coordinators
Maria Vieira
Koleen Tanguilig
Ergonomist
David Mijatovic, MHSc, CHFP, CCPE, CRSP
Occupational Hygienists
Sonia Lal, MSc, CIH, CRSP
Shirly Yan, BSc, BSS, MPH
Occupational Health Nurse
Cheryl Rook, RN, COHN(C), COHN-S, CRSP, DOHS
Georgia Pollard
Occupational Health Physicians
Dr. Pravesh Jugnundan, MD, FCBOM, FACOEM, CCFP, CIME, MRO, DOH
Dr. Michel Schofield, MD, MSc
Dr. Donald C. Cole, MD, DOHS, MSc, FRCP(C)
Clinic Location
970 Lawrence Avenue West, Suite 110
Toronto, ON M6A 3B6
Tel: 416-449-0009
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 416-449-7772
Toronto Clinic Catchment Area
Toronto; East from Hwy 10 and 124 to Hastings County; North to Gravenhurst and east along Hwy 118 to the Hasting County western Border.
Major Communities Served
Markham, Barrie, Brampton (east of Hwy10), Lindsay, Midland , Mississauga (east of Hwy 10), Orillia , Oshawa, , Penetanguishene, Peterborough, Toronto and Wasaga Beach. Shared servicing Areas with Hamilton include: Collingwood, Creemore, Orangeville, Brampton and Mississauga.
Local Advisory Committee (LAC) Members
VACANT
Toronto LAC Chair
Ron Collie
SEIU Healthcare
Inderdeep Sidhu
Workers United Canada
Monia Kosciejew
Prevention Link
Andrew Falotico
ATU
Joe Bishop
Teamsters
Manjit Parmar
CUPE
Eddy Grisolia
retired OWA / community member
Loreen Gale
ETFO
Bhagwant Virk
York University
Kristyn Owers
ETFO
Prior to 2010, the Northwestern area was within Sudbury’s catchment area; however, it soon became evident that the need existed for a separate clinic for Northwestern Ontario. The Thunder Bay OHCOW Clinic was opened in June of 2010 and began as a satellite clinic of OHCOW Sudbury. The Thunder Bay OHCOW clinic is no longer classified as a satellite clinic and is now managed by Toronto’s Executive Director. The Clinic is staffed with a Client Service Coordinator, an Occupational Ergonomist and a visiting Occupational Physician.
Major employment sectors are in natural resource based industries such as mining, forestry, energy and tourism. We partner with workers, employers, unions, and advocates. We provide the expertise to assist in the identification and elimination of occupational injuries and illnesses in the workplaces of our catchment area
Team Members
Client Service Coordinator
Jennifer Hill
Ergonomist
Dwayne Fuchs, R.Kin.
Clinic Location
2813 Arthur St. East, Suite 102
Thunder Bay, ON P7E 5P5
Tel: 807-623-3566
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 807-622-5847
Catchment Area / Major Communities Served
Atikokan, Dryden, Fort Frances, Geraldton, Kenora, Marathon, Nipigon, Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, Terrace Bay, White River (north up Hwy.631 to Hwy.11 then to James Bay following the Nagagami, Kenogami and Albany Rivers to James Bay).
Local Advisory Committee (LAC) Members
Diane Parker
Thunder Bay LAC Chair
Audrey Gilbeau
Chris Nicholas
Eugene Lefrancois
Rod McGee
Vicki Kristman
Janet Patterson
Jules Tupker
Catherine Hickmen
OHCOW Windsor was established in 1991 dedicating itself to the identification and prevention of work-related injuries and illnesses. The clinic was created as a resource for workers and employers as part of the growing need for accessible expert information and technical studies relating to occupational health issues in the workplace.
OHCOW Windsor’s inter-disciplinary team consists of an occupational physician, occupational health nurse, ergonomists, occupational hygienist, and client service coordinators. Our goal is to establish solid relationships with workers, unions, and when possible, with employers through joint health and safety committees.
OHCOW Windsor’s services are funded by the Ministry of Labour and are provided at no cost to patients and workplaces within Southwestern Ontario.
Team Members
Executive Director
Mark Parent
Client Service Coordinators
Joanne Husak
Kathy Mayville, CMS
Ergonomists
Melissa Statham, BHK MHK, CCPE
Occupational Health Nurse
Ivan Bauer, B.Sc.N.,R.N.
Occupational Hygienists
James Miuccio, BSc MSc CIH
Occupational Health Physicians
Dr. Joslyn Warwaruk MD, MFCP
Clinic Location
3129 Marentette Avenue, Unit 1
Windsor, ON N8X 4G1
Tel: 519-973-4800
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Fax: 519-973-1906
Windsor Clinic Catchment Area
Southwestern Ontario, West of London/St. Thomas, from Lake Erie to Lake Huron including the Bruce Peninsula.
Major Communities Served
Windsor, Leamington, Blenheim, Chatham, Rodney, Sarnia , Wallaceburg, Strathroy, Goderich, Walkerton, Listowel, Kincardine , Hanover , Port Elgin, Wiarton, Stokes Bay, and Lion’s Head. Shared servicing areas with the Hamilton Clinic include; Port Stanley, St. Thomas , London , Stratford , Mount Forest and Owen Sound.
Local Advisory Committee (LAC) Members
Scott Richardson
Windsor LAC Chair
Frank Butler
Workplace Health and Safety Centre (WHSC)
Norbert Wenzel
Paralegal – WSIB – Human Rights – Employment Law
Tish Glenn
CUPE 630
Doug Boughner
UNIFOR
Larry Girard
WOHIS
Cathy Baker-Wiebenga
UNIFOR Local 127
Barb St. Pierre
Community Member
OHCOW’s Peterborough Satellite Office was established in 2018.
Team Members
Executive Director
Dave Wilken
Client Service Coordinator
Jennifer McMillan
Clinic Location
We are moving. Please contact us by phone or email.
Toll Free: 1-877-817-0336
Email: ask@ohcow.on.ca
At the core of each clinic is a dedicated team trained in occupational medicine.
They are available to provide medical assessments and examinations for a full range of work-related illnesses and injuries.
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