The Future of Mental Health in the Workplace: Powered by Peer Support.
Join this national dialogue.
Mental health has become one of the defining challenges of our time and the solution isn’t always found in a therapist’s office. Increasingly, organizations are discovering that peer support — connecting employees through shared experience — is transforming the culture of care inside Canada’s workplaces.
Join Mental Health Innovations and a distinguished panel of national leaders as they explore how corporate Canada can play a leadership role in advancing peer support, both internally and through national initiatives like the 2026 Power of Peer Support Conference.
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Episode 2
Recorded: March 27, 2026
What You’ll Learn
Why peer support feels urgent right now in workplaces, and what’s shifting in the mental health landscape
What leaders commonly underestimate when they try to build or scale peer support, and how to avoid predictable pitfalls
What the Power of Peer Support Conference 2026 is designed to deliver, and how to decide if it’s the right room for you whether you’re building, strengthening, or scaling a program
Featured Speakers
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Fiona Wilson
Manager Rehabilitation Services, St. Joseph’s Hospital Hamilton
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Allison Dunning
Executive Director, Peer Support Canada
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Kathy Martin
Coordinator, Research, Stakeholder and Public Relations, Mental Health at Infrastructure Health & Safety Association
Episode 1
Recorded: November 3, 2025
What You’ll Learn
How peer support strengthens workplace culture and resilience
Real-world lessons from NAV Canada’s award-winning mental health program
How companies can integrate peer support into their CSR and ESG strategies
Why now is the moment to act — and how your organization can be part of the national conversation
Featured Speakers
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Lyne Wilson
Assistant VP, Talent Management, NAV Canada
Brings first-hand experience as a senior HR leader on the benefits of implementing peer support in a large organization. Her perspective offers practical insight into how peer support strengthens engagement, trust, and culture at scale.
Sharing insights from a decade of building one of Canada’s most recognized workplace mental health programs, winner of the Canadian Mental Health Association Award.
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Dr. Diane McIntosh, BSc Pharmacy, MD, FRCPC
Psychiatrist, Founder and CEO, RAPIDS Health
Brings the clinical and scientific perspective, explaining how peer support acts as a force multiplier within the mental health and substance use spectrum of care. She can speak to why employers should view peer support as a credible, evidence-informed complement to formal care and a core part of improving outcomes.
A widely respected psychiatrist, author, educator, podcaster and patient advocate.
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Mary Ann Baynton
CEO, Mary Ann Baynton & Associates
Brings a policy and systems perspective through her co-founding role in the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. She will shed light on how peer support programs align with and support psychological health and safety, and how they contribute to implementing the Standard effectively across organizations.
One of Canada’s foremost voices on workplace mental health, co-founder of the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace.
