Healthy Workplace Month (October 2021)

Canada's Healthy Workplace Month is presented by Canada Life and managed by Excellence Canada.

ESDC activities taking place during Healthy Workplace Month (October 2021):

During the month of October, ESDC employees are encouraged to take the Healthy Workplace Challenge and "Feel great at work!" – the theme for 2021. Register now for the live sessions outlined on this page, visit the ESDC Resilience Gym, or explore additional resources that empower us all to do our best, take care of ourselves, and help others.

All live sessions are also listed in the iService calendar of events.

Mental Health and Wellbeing

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October 1	Canada School of Public Service: Unleashing Resiliency During Change
October 4 Bilingual	CSPS Event : Managing Anxiety During Workplace Transitions
October 5	Workplace Mental Health Workshop Part 2: From Awareness to Action – Acknowledging Grief and Loss as We Create the Work Environment We Want
October 5	Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace - Change, meaning, and renewed energy – now and for the future
October 6	Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace - Mental health and wellbeing: burnout and resilience in a pandemic
6 October Access through: group account Client password: canada	Ask the Expert: Participate in the LifeSpeak Mental Health Marathon
October 7 October 21	Orientation to the Resilience Gym
October 7 Bilingual	Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace - Understanding Key Concepts of Mental Health/Comprendre les concepts clés de la santé mentale pour les communicateurs
October 14	Wellbeing Check-In for Self and Team – Managers
October 19	Wellbeing Check-In for Self and Team – Employees
October 19	Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace - Optimizing Team Work using Conflict Resolution Strategies
October 26	Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace - Diversity and Allyship - What is the best way to support our colleagues?
October 27	Supporting a Healthy Workplace: Group discussion on managing challenging workplace issues
October 28	Canadian Innovation Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace - Promoting Work-Life Balance in the Hybrid Work Mode
November 9	Workplace Mental Health Workshop Part 1: Identifying our Challenges and Needs

Office of Informal Conflict Management

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October 6 October 20 October 28	Building a Culture of Trust
October 6 October 13 October 21	Difficult Performance Management Discussions
October 7	Having Productive Conversations
October 7 October 15	Learning to listen
October 8 1 of 2 October 15 2 of 2	Working with Resistance in our Relationships
October 14	Behaviours in conflict situations
October 18	Office of Informal Conflict Management 101
October 19	Coaching mini sessions
October 19	Coaching Info Session
October 19 1 of 5	Coaching Program for Managers with a Focus on Mental Health
October 21	Brave Conversations
October 22	Talking circle: Return to Work (COVID)
October 26	The role of a Coaching Attitude in our Communications
October 26 1 of 2 November 2 2 of 2	Difficult Conversations

General

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Every Monday	IITB's Mindfulness Moment
Self-directed deadline for current employees to complete is December 31, 2021	Workplace harassment and violence prevention W101 and 102 Harassment and Violence Prevention for Employees (W101) Harassment and Violence Prevention for Managers and Committees/Representatives (W102)