News Releases

Toronto, June 9, 2025 – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) engaged in mediated talks with the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) all weekend, advancing proposals on key topics like wages, benefits, and workload. The WSIB is at the table, ready to land a deal, as it awaits a meaningful response from the union. In the meantime, the WSIB remains focused on being here to help people recover from workplace injury or illness. 
 

Toronto, May 26, 2025 – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) continues to provide service to people across Ontario as members of the Ontario Compensation Employees Union (OCEU) enter their second week of strike action. Meanwhile, today marks a full week since the union executives walked away from the bargaining table and have not responded to the WSIB’s latest offer.

Toronto, May 22, 2025 - The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) wants to provide an update in light of ongoing strike action initiated by the union. 

Toronto, May 21, 2025 – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will continue to process claims and pay income support to those off work due to work-related injury or illness during a labour disruption.   

Toronto, March 31, 2025 – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced today that it has partnered with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety to provide all WSIB-registered businesses free access to the centre’s new Business Safety Portal.  

2025 average premium rate will be lowest in more than 50 years

Scholarships highlight growing commitment to London community, the WSIB’s home base

London, August 21, 2024 - The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced today it is providing $3 million in funding for scholarship programs at Fanshawe College and Western University over the next five years.

New strategy puts emphasis on helping people recover in Ontario, and fairly compensates people if they return to their home country
Over 50 past claims to be re-examined

Toronto, May 15, 2024 – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced today the completion of its foreign agricultural worker review, launched in September 2023. The review has resulted in new measures to help foreign agricultural workers recover from an injury or illness in Ontario, and to treat them fairly when they return to their home country.

Ronan O’Leary has been appointed Fair Practices Commissioner by the Board of Directors of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). In this independent role, Mr. O’Leary will help ensure fair practices at the WSIB. 

London, September 28, 2023 - The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced today the location of a new head office to be located at 300 Tartan Drive in London, Ontario.