Dr. Paul Farnan is a physician board-certified in both Addiction Medicine and Occupational Medicine, a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (FASAM), and a Clinical Associate Professor at the UBC Faculty of Medicine. In 2024, he identified a gap that needed to be filled: construction workers in recovery from addiction had virtually no peer-based support within the workplace. In partnership with the BCCSA, he developed the Peer Support Recovery Navigator (PSRN) program — now active across many organizations. He serves as its Clinical Lead and is a sought-after speaker on recovery-inclusive workplaces, having presented to construction leaders, safety professionals, unions and employer organizations across Canada. He frames his work not as a wellness initiative but as a workforce strategy — grounded in evidence, peer-led by design, and built for the culture of the trades.