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To mark World Mental Health Day and highlight USJE’s efforts to ensure that more federal public safety personnel have access to Worker’s Compensation for mental health related workplace injuries, USJE hosted a special reception on Parliament Hill.

The Government Employees Compensation act hasn’t been updated for 50 years. It’s time to change that.

As part of USJE’s nation-wide Presumptive Injury campaign, USJE plans to mark World Mental Health Day on Thursday October 10th 2024.  

At the breakfast, USJE noted that its 18,000 members work in crucial public safety roles for various departments and agencies under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Public Safety Canada, the Minister of Justice and the Attorney-General of Canada.

USJE has been engaging all political parties to highlight why the changes to the federal legislation (GECA) are urgently required. As USJE continues to seek all party support to adopt these changes, we are inviting USJE’s members to consider sharing their personal stories regarding the challenges you or your colleagues continue to face while seeking support or access to Worker’s compensation for mental health related injuries.

USJE is currently seeking applicants for its National Health and Safety Advisory Committee.

This past week, USJE’s Health and Safety Advisory Committee met in Ottawa for its regularly scheduled In-Person meeting to discuss progress on USJE’s efforts to implement key changes to the federal Government Employees Act. 

USJE is seeking all party support for the proposed changes to GECA, as quickly as possible, so that the thousands of federal public safety personnel who keep Canadians safe everyday, are no longer left behind to suffer in silence when they develop an occupational stress injury.