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New Horizons
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2026 Program
Building on Momentum
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- May 7, 2026
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NEW HORIZONS IN SAFETY 2026
Moving Safety Knowledge into Practice
Developed in collaboration with Ontario’s prevention system partners
Ontario’s prevention system is changing. This is the forum where research, policy, and employer leadership come together to decide what actually improves safety outcomes.
For years, success has been measured by activity: training delivered, policies written, rebates issued.
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
A PLATFORM BUILT FOR SYSTEM-LEVEL CONVERSATIONS
Now in its third year, New Horizons in Safety has evolved alongside Ontario’s prevention system.
What began as a broad occupational health and safety event has become a strategic convening forum for those shaping prevention policy, funding, research, and employer expectations.
Each year has expanded the conversation.
In 2026, it becomes more focused, more rigorous, and more consequential.
WHY 2026 MATTERS
THE SYSTEM IS SHIFTING. MEASUREMENT MUST FOLLOW.
Ontario is moving decisively from inputs to accountability for outcomes.
Across the system, expectations are changing:
- Bill 30 and administrative penalties are raising the bar on due diligence
- Procurement frameworks are embedding health and safety performance into purchasing decisions
- Research investment is accelerating, but adoption remains uneven, especially among SMEs
The gap is no longer a lack of programs or tools.
It is understanding why evidence-based solutions are not consistently adopted, and what drives real behavioural and organizational change.
NHS 2026 creates a neutral, credible space to connect:
WSIB & SYSTEM PARTNERSHIP
NHS 2026 IS BUILT TO REFLECT THE SCALE OF ONTARIO'S INVESTMENT IN PREVENTION RESEARCH
Ontario is investing in prevention research at a scale that demands visibility, coordination, and accountability.
New Horizons in Safety 2026 exists to answer a fundamental system question:
What outcomes are these investments actually producing for workers and employers?
This symposium positions WSIB and prevention system partners not as event supporters, but as system leaders — convening research institutions, policymakers, employers, and professional communities to examine what works, what doesn’t, and why.
It is a forum for moving evidence out of silos and into the decisions that shape workplace health and safety across the province.