CAPSA can help! We have a Healthy Workplaces Assessment that focuses on Substance Use Health, including the 78% of people in Canada who use substances, to improve policies, procedures and practices that impact employee wellness. Most of the costs attributed to substance in Canada, are linked to lost productivity such as: absenteeism, on-the-job accidents, premature death, short and long-term disability, and impaired job performance, which directly impacts workplace health.

Lost productivity attributable to substance use in Canada costs an average of $589 per person. In 2020, lost productivity (attributable to substance use) cost Canadian companies $22.4 billion.

CAPSA can help! We have a Healthy Workplaces Assessment that focuses on Substance Use Health to improve policies, procedures and practices that impact employee health.

Did you know that 78% of people living in Canada use substances (including alcohol) and only 5% develop a substance use disorder? Substance use is on a spectrum and can have health implications. When its only addressed once it becomes an illness, people’s health outcomes are impacted and so is the workplace.

Most costs attributable to substance use are outside of a disorder. In only one year, up to 345,091 potential productive years were lost due to substance use related health issues. Per-person lost productivity costs from substance use have increased 16.2% between 2007 and 2020. CAPSA can help! We have a Healthy Workplaces Assessment that focuses on Substance Use Health to improve policies, procedures and practices that impact employee health.

Research shows a direct link between stigma and declining health outcomes (PHAC, 2019). Stigma reduces self-efficacy, morale and self-esteem which has a detrimental impact on employee wellness and productivity. Improve engagement by focusing on the health of your employees with the help of CAPSA and our Healthy Workplaces Assessment on Substance Use Health to improve policies, procedures and practices that impact employee health.