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"People want to stay with organizations that have a demonstrated ability — and an ongoing process — to retain good people. The moment individual contributors who have the respect of their peers walk out the door, others are more inclined to follow."

Towers Perrin Global Workforce Study - Canada
2005

"Inactive employees impact the organizations they work for in a cost-negative way in terms of productivity, lost work time, and increased claims against benefit packages."

Research Layer -Why Active Living at Work
Public Health Agency of Canada
2004

"Whereas wellness programs can be considered a “soft encouragement” to quit smoking, U.S. employers are now charging additional premiums for smokers’ health insurance coverage and, in some cases, refusing to employ smokers at all."

Smoking and the Bottom Line: Updating the Costs of Smoking in the Workplace
Conference Board of Canada
August 2006

"One out of every 10 Canadians aged 15 and over, about 2.6 million people, reported symptoms consistent with alcohol or illicit drug dependence, or one of the five mental disorders covered in the survey, at some time during the 12 months prior to the interview."

Statistics Canada: CCHS 2003
2003

"Canadians with untreated mental illnesses are found to use the health care system 4x more than other Canadians. The result is a health care system feeding on itself, creating adding layers of avoidable costs."

On the Road to Mental Health in the Workplace
Global Business and Economic Roundtable on Mental Health
2006