Carmine Tiano has a MA from York University, a Diploma in Regulatory Law and is a graduate of McMaster University's Occupational Health program. He is currently employed with the Ontario Building Trades, which is an umbrella organization representing 13 international construction unions with 122 locals in Ontario covering 150,000 construction workers.
Carmine deals with workplace insurance, health and safety and is involved with various research bodies. He teaches in the disability management program at Pacific Coast University and presents at various conferences and seminars on occupational health issues.