Guidance for Supporting Caregiving Employees

Caregivers make up 35% of the Canadian working population.

In Ontario alone there are approximately 2.5 Million people providing care to others while balancing work responsibilities

While many find the role fulfilling, the added responsibility of providing care can impact their physical and mental health.

As an employer, implementing caregiver-inclusive policies can go a long way to alleviating the pressure.

$1.3 billion is lost in the Canadian workforce productivity annually due to caregiving commitments
Reduction in work hours by Canadian caregivers averaging 2.2 million hours per week
Loss of 157,000 full-time employees in 2012 across Canada due to caregiving pressures

The Benefits of Supporting Caregivers Include:

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Our Approach

Working collaboratively with caregivers, healthcare providers and other organizations, OCO partners with caregivers, health care providers and other organizations to build programs and services that caregivers say they need.
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access (IDEA) Statement

The Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO) values the inherent worth of every person and all our differences, including age, ancestry, disability, gender expression, gender identity, race, religion, and sexual orientation.
Land Acknowledgement

The OCO carries out our work while acknowledging the Indigenous Peoples of all the lands that we are on today.

This land is home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and acknowledging reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.

Learn how to implement workplace practices to support caregivers and find tools and resources to help and support employee caregivers.

Let’s collaborate to help improve the lives of Ontario’s 4 million caregivers, together.