ArticleJournal of occupational rehabilitation2015
Barriers to Return-to-Work for Linguistic Minorities in Ontario: An Analysis of Narratives from Appeal Decisions.
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- "He was Threatened and Told to Cooperate": Immigrant Worker Experiences with the Workers' Compensation System in the Canadian Context.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Workplace Injuries and Return-to-Work Challenges Among Immigrants in Canada: Implications for Occupational Health Policy and Practice.New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2026Article
- Differences in Modified-Return-to-Work by Immigration Characteristics Among a Cohort of Workers in British Columbia, Canada.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Return-to-Work Following Occupational Rehabilitation for Long COVID: Descriptive Cohort Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2022Article
- A Framework for Understanding How Variation in Health Care Service Delivery Affects Work Disability Management.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Review
- Language Accommodations in Workers' Compensation: Comparing Ontario and Quebec.New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2022Article
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- Differences in Work Disability Duration for Immigrants and Canadian-Born Workers in British Columbia, Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposePrevious research has shown that linguistic minorities have inferior workers' compensation experiences and outcomes; however little information exists on the structural barriers they face in relation to return-to-work (RTW). We sought to address this gap by describing barriers to RTW for linguistic minorities in Ontario using narratives from appeal decisions.
methodsWe examined decisions by the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. We searched the full text of decisions rendered between October 1, 2010 and September 30, 2011 for the keyword "English". A total of 378 decisions were generated. After eliminating decisions that did not involve linguistic minorities we retained half (189) for analysis. We summarized the issues around language for each decision and identified broad themes across decisions.
resultsWe found that linguistic minorities' limitations with regards to communication and power left them vulnerable to abuse, incomprehension and misperception by employers, care providers and adjudicators. In addition, specific RTW policies and practices failed to properly consider or mitigate their lack of English proficiency. These interpersonal and structural barriers negatively impacted linguistic minorities' eligibility to benefits and services and the appropriateness thereof, as well as their eventual return to work.
conclusionsOur research highlights the need to move beyond efforts to improve the linguistic competence of compensation boards to target the structural factors that impede equal access at every stage of the process.
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