Employee Assistance Services Bureau

The Employee Assistance Services Bureau (EAS) provides high quality Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services to a variety of Canadian public and para-public sector organisations, across Canada, the USA and Europe. Formed in 1992, EAS currently serves over 140 organizations, representing more than one million employees and their family members. A strong, regional presence with offices in Halifax, Moncton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto (in process), Edmonton and Vancouver makes EAS a truly national provider with a regional focus and understanding.

EAS also delivers, at competitive rates, Specialized Organizational Services that includes:

• Stress and change management;
• Alternate Dispute Resolution measures including conflict resolution and mediation coaching and workshops in order to promote employee well-ness;
• Workplace health and team effectiveness.

The EAS Bureau was selected by Treasury Board to undertake the Psycho-Social Emergency Preparedness and Response (P-SEPR) component of the Public Security and Anti-Terrorism initiative. The goal of P-SEPR is to promote a culture of traumatic stress related prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response and resilience among managers and employees of federal departments and agencies. This is being achieved through an education campaign and a national Psycho-Social Emergency Response Team. The ultimate aim of P-SEPR is to help federal public servants develop and maintain a supportive environment for employees who experience a traumatic workplace event.

EAS also manages specialized Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) service to Health Canada's nursing staff providing health services to First Nations and Inuit Communities, mostly in northern Canada.