Health/Wellness

Employee Assistance Program- Click here

Peer support brochure 2017- Click here

Stop harassment guide -Click here

Harassment in the Workplace Policy- Click here

Injured Workers Handbook -Click here

Eat Right Ontario- Click here

Nutrition for Shift Workers- Click here

Ottawa Public Health –  Everybody’s Food Budget Book- Click here

Dietitians of Canada -Click here

Bereaved Families of Ontario- Click here

Bereaved helping the bereaved learn to live with grief.
Email: office@bfo-ottawa.org
Phone: 613-567-4278

Canadian Mental Health Association: www.cmha.ca- Click here
Learn how to take care of your mental health; resource includes facts about mental illness.

Antidepressant Skills at Work: Dealing with Mood Problems in the Workplace- Click here

This resource is intended for:

  • Working people with low mood, who may be at risk for developing depression.
  • Working people who have developed a mild or major depression.
  • Individuals who have been off work for a period of time.
  • Partners, family members, friends or workplace colleagues who want to help.
  • Employers, supervisors or managers concerned about their staff.
  • Treatment providers who would like a tool to use as an adjunct to their clinical treatment.

Focuses on ways to:

  • Deal with workplace problems so they are less likely to cause depressed mood or lead to depression.
  • Reduce the effects of depression and depressed mood on work satisfaction and performance.

Source: Simon Fraser University

Crisis Lines:

  1. Distress Centre Ottawa and Region- Click here
    Phone: 613-238-3311
  2. Mental Health Crisis Line- Click here
    Phone: 613-722-6914

Membership in the WRF


Who can join the OC Transpo WRF?

Any person working for OC Transpo or Para Transpo, whether full-time, temporary or casual, retirees (who were previously members) and including spouses. Membership in the WRF includes the use of all fitness facilities, participation in programs (including martial arts), and recreational & social activities.

How can I join the OC Transpo WRF?

Membership is welcome at any time by completing an application form, reading and signing the informed consent, and completing the physical activity readiness questionnaire (PAR Q) at 1500 St. Laurent Boulevard.

Membership fees are $3.50 per pay (bi-weekly, payable through payroll deduction). This fee is used to cover operating costs of the programs.

Access to any of the fitness facilities is with your City of Ottawa Photo ID card.

For WRF membership applications, please contact: Jason Buck – jason.buck@ottawa.ca