Worker-driven, no BS, strength-based peer conversations about mental health, trauma & recovery
in Canada's skilled trades.
MusterPoint Off the Clock (formerly Off the Clock Toolbox Talk) is a worker-driven, strength-based peer podcast tackling mental health, trauma, and recovery in Canada's skilled trades. Grounded in a "no-BS" approach, the show provides a stigma-free platform tailored specifically for workers in the industrial and construction sectors.
ABOUT
Origins and Strategic Impact
The project was launched in 2023 at Fraser House Society in Mission, BC. It was originally funded by Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program (SUAP).
Creator Karen Janzen recognized a unique opportunity to address multiple SUAP priorities through a single, targeted media initiative. Over its first four seasons, the podcast focused directly on high-risk and underserved demographics, including:
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Men aged 25 to 59 in the skilled trades
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Individuals living with chronic pain
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Those affected by the toxic drug supply crisis
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Individuals with lived and living experience, along with their families
Built on Authenticity
To ensure the show remained authentic and deeply rooted in the community, Karen Janzen and project coordinator Delanne Young established a steering committee of tradesmen with lived experience to guide the project's direction and content.
The podcast's hosting lineup evolved naturally out of this peer-led model:
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Season 1 served as an experimental proof-of-concept. Episode 8 featured Trevor Botkin, a prominent leader in trade mental health initiatives, who spoke powerfully about the overdose crisis.
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Seasons 2–4 saw Trevor Botkin step in to share the co-hosting chair alongside original co-host Daniel Snyder and steering committee member Jason White.
“When you watch [MusterPoint Off the Clock] you cannot deny the power or impact of what MusterPoint is because OTC so clearly speaks to the essence of MusterPoint” – Trevor Botkin.
Industry Partnerships and Growth
The podcast's hyper-focused impact quickly attracted vital industry partnerships:
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The Independent Contractors and Businesses Association (ICBA): Stepped forward to fund a weekly online Off the Clock Discussion Group, which ran from January to June 2025.
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Community of Practice: Karen Janzen built an informal Community of Practice through OTC, bringing industry associations together to tackle mental health in the trades.
A Strategic Merger: Becoming MusterPoint Off the Clock
When the original SUAP funding wrapped up in March 2025, securing next steps was tough due to global instability, despite continued interest from Health Canada and other funders. Meanwhile, Trevor Botkin was building MusterPoint—a comprehensive, worker-led mental health and recovery network purpose-built for the skilled and industrial trades. Because the Off the Clock community and steering committee were already the living embodiment of MusterPoint’s mission, the partnership was a natural fit. Off the Clock needed a new home, and MusterPoint needed an already beating heart.
In December 2025, Trevor Botkin and Karen Janzen decided to merge projects, creating MusterPoint Off the Clock (MPOTC). In July 2025 MPOTC began publishing in video, in the “Evolution” episode and continues to publish in video on YouTube, and in audio on podcast platforms everywhere.
“I’m passionate about sharing my story, helping individuals, advocating for changes in drug policy, and assisting in the progress and process of reducing the stigma around substance use.”
-- Daniel Snyder, OTCTBT Co-Host