Health and safety information and education are only the beginning in prevention. The client needs to be able to interpret the information apply and integrate it, support it, and reinforce healthy and safe behaviours. With the growth of the service sector, union membership is also expanding. Membership campaigns and partnerships can facilitate OSSA's efforts to reach these clients. With the birth rate continuing to decline, Ontario must depend more and more on immigrants to sustain workforce growth.
Young workers are the most likely to start working in the service sector.
Most of the increase was in part-time positions. The social safety net that has defined Canada for the past 60 years is at risk of being unaffordable. The brain drain of Canada's brightest continues as Canadian graduates and professionals leave the country. Ontario continues to attract the greatest number of immigrants in Canada, with the majority settling in the Toronto area. Both groups have unique health and safety needs, both groups statistically have higher injury rates and, older workers often need a longer recovery period.