Forewords

• Michel Joffres, M.D., Ph.D.

• Tedd Nathanson, P.Eng.

• The Honourable George Thomson

Quotations

• Maxwell Yalden, former Chair, Canadian Human Rights Commission

• John Manley, M.P. (Ottawa South) (1990)

• Marlene Catterall, M.P. (Ottawa West) (1990)

Introduction

• Indoor Air Quality

• Ventilation

• Toxins/Irritants/Sensitizers

Part 1: What Are Environmental Sensitivities?

• Triggers

• Physical Signs and Symptoms

• Performance and Behavioural Signs and Symptoms

Part 2: What is Accommodation?

• Duty to Accommodate

• Relevant Health and Safety Protections

Part 3: Guidelines for Employers

• Communication

• Scented Products and Smoking

• Education

• Employee Notification System and Registry

• Specific Accommodations for Employees with Environmental Sensitivities

Part 4: Guidelines for Managers

• What Managers Can Do

• What Managers Should Do

Part 5: Guidelines for Employees

Conclusion

Resource List

• Organizations Helping Persons with Environmental Sensitivites

• Associations by Province

Bibliography

• Books/Reports

• Articles

• Videos

Appendices

• Appendix A : Letter from Maxwell Yalden to the Honourable Jake Epp, P.C., M.P. dated August 3, 1988

• Appendix B: Letter from Carole A. Guzman, M.D., FRCPC, Canadian Medical Association, dated January 22, 1996