Canadian employers are shouldering more than $110 billion a year in costs related to employee mental health, driven by lost productivity, disability leave and workplace accommodations, according to a new report from the Canadian Standards Association.

It found those costs represent the largest share of an estimated $180 billion annual economic burden tied to mental-health challenges across the country, a figure that has more than tripled since 2011.

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