A veteran electrician with a pre-existing fused right wrist has won partial compensation for a right shoulder injury sustained during work duties that included driving heavy bucket trucks, the Workplace… …
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Aircraft painter awarded full LOE benefits after WSIB overlooks foot injury, hip surgery
An Ontario tribunal has ruled that the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board wrongly reduced an injured aircraft painter’s loss-of-earnings benefits during two periods when he was awaiting and recovering from… …
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Features & AnalysisLegislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Ontario launches Canada’s first occupational exposure registry for workers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario workers can now track their exposure to hazardous workplace substances through a new digital portal — Canada’s first Occupational Exposure Registry (OER) — launched today by the provincial government.… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WSIB offers construction firms up to $2,500 for defibrillator purchases
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is now offering rebates of up to $2,500 to construction companies that buy automated external defibrillators for qualifying projects across Ontario. The program launched… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Ontario injured workers call for end to WSIB benefit cut-off at age 65
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberOntario’s workers’ compensation system terminates Loss of Earnings benefits for injured workers at age 65, regardless of whether they planned to continue working, according to a report released by the… …
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The Ontario Divisional Court has upheld a Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) decision allowing a former Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) bus operator to pursue workplace injury benefits nearly three… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
WSIB returns $2 billion to Ontario businesses in fall rebate
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has returned $2 billion in surplus funds to eligible Ontario businesses, marking the second rebate distribution in 2025 and the third in the organization’s… …
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Complaint against Ontario doctor over his opinion in workplace injury case dismissed
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Health Professions Appeal and Review Board has upheld a decision by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario to take no further action on a complaint against a… …
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Regulations & ComplianceWorkplace Safety
WSIB cuts premium rates to lowest level in 50 years for Ontario businesses
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will reduce average premium rates for Ontario businesses to $1.23 per $100 of insurable payroll in 2026, down from $1.25 in 2025, the agency… …
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Arbitrator dismisses all workplace harassment complaints against WSIB union members during strike
An arbitrator has dismissed 11 complaints alleging workplace harassment and intimidation against Ontario Compensation Employees Union members during their strike against the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, ruling that the… …


