Burnout is another stress-related mental health condition that affects 84% of Canadian workers. Burnout is a result of chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed, and in 2019, WHO added it to the International Classification of Diseases.

Depression is one of the most well-known forms of mental illness. It is characterized by a depressed mood or losing interest in activities for long periods. Depression differs from regular mood changes and can affect all aspects of life. According to the Canadian Men’s Health Foundation, approximately one million men across Canada suffer from major depression each year.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), commonly called anxiety, is a mental condition that causes excessive or unrealistic anxiety about two or more aspects of your life. This includes work, social relationships, familial issues, financial matters, etc. In Canada, 9.9% of men experience generalized anxiety disorder.

Stress is something that many of us take for granted as a part of our typical day. And while stress is a normal human response, experiencing extreme stress regularly can have a negative impact on your mental health. Eighteen percent of Canadian men are experiencing extreme stress regularly.

The term “racialized” is a sociological concept closely related to racism. People seen as belonging to racialized minorities are people who could be perceived as being socially different from, for example, the racial or ethnic majority. In Canada, the term “racialized minority” usually refers to non-white people. The word “racialized” stresses the fact that race is neither biological nor objective but is a concept which is societal in origin. Categorizations other than “racialized” include “people of colour” or BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour).