To support those returning to work following a disability, the province is launching a new pilot program.
The Province of B.C. and the National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR), are implementing a new program to provide resources and support for working people who become injured or disabled outside of the workforce and cannot be supported by WorkBC or collective agreements.
Nanaimo is one of four communities chosen to run this three-year pilot program.
CHLY attended the press conference on July 25 announcing the new initiative with MLA for Nanaimo and Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson.
Malcolmson said her ministry hears from people who are looking for employment support and said they have found gaps in current support and services for these types of non-work-related injuries.
As well, CHLY spoke with Wolfgang Zimmerman, Executive Director of NIDMAR, about his personal return to work following an injury.
