Centre for Workplace Wellbeing and Effectiveness
Driving a future where wellbeing and performance work together
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Workplace wellbeing and inclusion are essential for retention, employee engagement, and productivity. Yet most employers lack credible, evidence-based strategies to address complex workforce challenges. The Centre for Workplace Wellbeing and Effectiveness (CWWE) exists to close this gap, equipping leaders with insights and tools that foster thriving, resilient employees and organizations.
Our goal is simple: to build a future where Canadian workplaces are catalysts for wellbeing, inclusion, and high performance.
The physical and mental health of our society is directly connected to the vitality of our communities. For employers and their employees, the last few years have focused on adapting, innovating, and being resilient. But we need to constantly evaluate our mental wellbeing and ensure we are supporting Canadians. We are proud to partner with Signal49 Research in establishing this new research centre to gain valuable insights that can help build better solutions in the workplace.
Guy Cormier, President and CEO, Desjardins Group
Our Focus
CWWE targets the complex challenges facing employers—issues no single organization can solve alone. We believe that workplace wellbeing is multi-faceted and requires a holistic, preventative approach centred around four core dimensions: employee mental and emotional health, individual financial stability, social and community connection, and work–life balance.
Our agenda focuses on helping employers find answers to big problems and supporting the collective success of Canadian organizations.
Research Impact
CWWE is actively shaping leadership connection and workplace innovation, informing pilot programs, guiding employers on return-to-office and hybrid work strategies, and helping leaders strengthen social connection at work. The Centre’s impact extends through national media coverage, influential podcasts, and invitations to collaborate with leadership and wellbeing organizations, demonstrating its role as a trusted authority translating research into real-world organizational change.
Centre Research
Tackling Workplace Loneliness and Isolation Through Leadership and Choice—March 2025
Real Connections in a Virtual World: Designing Remote Workplaces for Social Connections
Why Employees Choose Work Over Wellness: The Links Between Absence Policies, Attendance, and Mental Health
Future-Proofing Investments in Workplace Mental Health: Meeting Employees’ Evolving Needs
Why Become a Funding Member?
As a funding member, your organization becomes a strategic partner in advancing the research and innovation that will define Canada’s workforce wellbeing and competitiveness.
Your investment directly fuels independent, evidence-based research that informs businesses, governments, and decision-makers across the country—accelerating progress for organizations and the people who power them.
Through a shared investment model, your support enables:
- deeper insights grounded in real-world employer challenges;
- stronger cross-sector collaboration with leaders shaping the future of work;
- more effective, measurable strategies that strengthen workplaces nationwide.
Join us in building healthier, more resilient, and high-performing organizations across Canada.
Get involved with the Centre for Workplace Wellbeing and Effectiveness
Make Canada’s future bright by enabling evidence-based workplace mental health research. Contact us for more information.