Hamilton, ON – From May 4-9, 2026, workplaces across Canada are encouraged to celebrate Safety and Health Week and promote awareness of injury and illness prevention at work. 

The national Safety and Health Week partners, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS), Threads of Life and Health and Safety Professionals Canada (HSPC)­, will officially launch the week on Monday, May 4 with a free virtual event at 11 a.m. EST: Safety and Health Week 2026 National Launch

Dave Turner, President of Health and Safety Professionals Canada, said: “Although health and safety at work is very important throughout the year, we celebrate Safety and Health Week as a yearly starting point to promote and encourage everyone - employers, managers and workers - to initiate steps to ensure safe and healthy workplaces. Safety and Health Week brings us all together to help shape safety practices ensuring we stay safe every day."

Safety and Health Week partners Anne Tennier, President and Chief Executive Officer, CCOHS; Eugene Gutierrez, Executive Director, Threads of Life; and Dave Turner, President, Health and Safety Professionals Canada (HSPC), will be joined by special guests to kick off the event. Threads of Life family speaker Alex Tuff from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, will share how he was impacted by the loss of his brother in a workplace explosion. Winners of the Focus on Safety National Youth Video Contest will also be announced.

More information about the event including how to register is available on the Safety and Health Week website: www.safetyandhealthweek.ca.