Abbreviation CIWA | Area served Canada | |
Founded August 1, 1990; 26 years ago (1990-08-01) Focus Workers' compensation, Occupational rehabilitation Location 1202 Jasper Drive, Thunder Bay, Ontario, MP7B 6R2, Canada Key people Leonard J. Crawford, President
Bill Chedore, National Coordinator
Steve Mantis, co-founder
Wolfgang Zimmermann, co-founder | ||
The Canadian Injured Workers Alliance (CIWA) is a Canadian charity and advocacy organization for injured workers and occupational rehabilitation. Active in providing training, educational resources, and advocacy both federally and provincially, it is based on a national network of injured workers groups whose aim is to support injured workers and improve the occupational health and safety of workers across Canada. CIWA's stated objectives include:
The organization was founded in 1990 by Steve Mantis and other injured workers advocates including Wolfgang Zimmermann, after they organized a "National Conference on Re-Employment of Injured Workers" in Ottawa in June 1990. The conference passed a resolution to form a national organization representing a national network of injured worker organizations, ultimately to become CIWA.