Resources for employees for mental health in the workplace

Resources and services

• Crisis lines and services

  • Transgender crisis line 1-877-330-6366
  • Find mental health support
  • 9-8-8 Suicide crisis helpline Hope for Wellness Helpline (support for Indigenous people across Canada)
  • Hope for Wellness Helpline (support for Indigenous people across Canada)
• Employee Assistance Program

  Federal departments and agencies in the core public administration are required to make available to employees a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP). An EAP provides free short-term counselling for personal or work-related problems as well as crisis counselling. More than 90 federal departments and agencies receive their EAP services through Health Canada, while other organizations provide this service internally or purchase it from the private sector. If you are not sure who your provider is, please access Find your organization’s Employee Assistance Program provider. If your department or agency is not listed, contact your manager or your organization’s Human Resources team for EAP information.

• Federal Informal Conflict Management System ICMS

  As a body of experts providing leadership in the field, the Federal ICMS Network works with management and union representatives to influence, promote and strategically integrate ICMS into the federal public service. Employees in every department and agency in the federal public service have access to free, confidential and voluntary informal conflict management services (ICMS). Call your ICMS office to find out how they can help you to prevent, manage and resolve a workplace issue.

• Financial well-being

  Access information, tools and videos about managing your money, debt and investments, planning for retirement and protecting yourself from consumer fraud.

• Occupational health and safety

  Read workplace health and well-being information covering a wide range of workplace health and safety topics, from hazards to diseases to ergonomics to workplace promotion.

• Coping with stress

  Find information about symptoms and effects of stress and several strategies to help you deal with stress.

• Prevent Harassment and Violence

  Get more information, best practices and resources about the harassment and violence prevention process.

• Suicide prevention

  The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), in collaboration with the Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention, the Centre for Suicide Prevention, and the Public Health Agency of Canada has developed 2 toolkits to support people who have been impacted by suicide. One toolkit is tailored for people who have attempted suicide, and the other is focused on resources for people who have lost someone to suicide.

Tools