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Events, Initiatives and Training

Healthy us. Healthy campus. Rise and thrive at Ontario Tech.

Your Human Resources health and wellness supports and services, including the Healthy Workplace Committee are committed to providing the university community with opportunities to engage in activities that promote employee optimal health and well-being. Check out this web page often for updates on offerings that support a holistic approach to building a healthier workplace. 

Do you have an idea for an event, speaker or initiative? The Healthy Workplace Committee welcomes your input, email wellnessatwork@ontariotechu.ca.

Current and Upcoming

  • Puzzle Lending Program Available as of November 1st

    We’ve heard that puzzles bring teams together, to socially connect and work toward a common, fun goal, so we are launching Ontario Tech Puzzles, a puzzle lending program!  Images that represent Ontario Tech have been turned into puzzles and are now available for you/your colleagues to borrow and complete.

    Please visit the Puzzle Lending Program web page to view the available puzzles and request a puzzle today!

  • Door Decorating Contest: Enter by Friday, December 12

    Celebrate the holiday & winter season with Ontario Tech’s annual Door Decorating Contest!

    How it works:

    1.  Gather your colleagues and select a door to decorate* for the holiday/winter season.
           *Please abide by the Guidelines for Office Decorations from the Office of Risk Management.

    2. Decorate your door in celebration of the holiday and/or winter season.  Please be mindful that any decorations used do not damage the door upon removal.   

    3. By Friday, December 12, email wellnessatwork@ontariotechu.ca the following:
      • A photo of your door
      • Names of decorating participants
      • Your Department/Faculty

    4. Dec. 17-19 view photos of contest submissions on the Door Decorating webpage and vote for your favourite!

    5. Please remove your decorations no later than Tuesday, December 23.

    6. Winners will be announced in January 2026 and prizes distributed (yes, there are prizes!).
  • Respiratory Care & Can Quit Programs: Informational Workshop: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

    This session will include an overview of the FREE Respiratory Care & Can Quit Programs offered by Sun Life.

    The Respiratory Care Program (RCP) is a 12-month, no-cost program designed to support individuals living with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

    Program benefits include:
    - Access to a dedicated team of pharmacists specializing in asthma and COPD care
    - One-on-one virtual consultations
    - A personalized Asthma/COPD care summary to take home
    - Ongoing follow-up appointments over 12 months

    The Can Quit Program, offered by Sun Life in collaboration with the Ottawa Heart Institute, provides Canadians who smoke or vape with virtual access to expert guidance and proven strategies to quit.

    Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2026
    Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
    Location: Virtual
    Audience: Group Benefit Plan Members

    REGISTER TODAY

  • Crucial Conversations for Employees: February 2-6, 2026

    When it comes to the health of relationships, teams, and organizations, one thing affects everything: communication. Backed by 30 years of social science, Crucial Conversation skills represent the standard in effective communication. Improve your skills and get better outcomes by attending a training course.

    The communication skills taught in this training focus on a specific kind of interaction: those when stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong. This is not a course on winning friends or winning people to your way of thinking; it’s about strengthening relationships and securing results in the moments that matter most.

    This course teaches nine powerful skills for working through disagreement to achieve better resources: Get unstuck, Master my stories, Start with heart, State my path, Make it safe, Learn to look, Seek mutual purpose, Explore others’ paths, and Move to action.

    Crucial Conversations: Employees

      • Date: Monday, February 2, 2026 to Friday, February 6, 2026 (2.5 hours x 5 days)
      • Time: 9:30 a.m. to Noon
      • Location: Virtual
      • Target Audience: Employees

    REGISTER

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Learning and Development

Please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist, with questions or if you should require an accommodation in order to participate in any of the events.