The Conference Board of Canada is in the process of a major research and education initiative on the impact of disability related workplace absences. In order to support this leading-edge initiative, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Conference Board of Canada and the National Institute of Disability Management and Research (NIDMAR). Please find further details of the agreement as well as information regarding the research reports recently released by the Conference Board of Canada in the IDMSC Communique attached.