Policy consultations

Framework for Operational Policy Development and Renewal

The
, and our Occupational Disease Policy Framework together guide our policy development, ensuring a structured and transparent approach to policy development and renewal.

Consultation Secretariat

Our Consultation Secretariat guides our consultations to ensure that stakeholders can participate and be engaged in a meaningful way.

If you have any questions about our policy consultations, or would like to be added to the Policy Consultation mailing list (where you will receive notification of any new policy consultations as they are posted), please email the Consultation Secretariat at: consultation_secretariat@wsib.on.ca

Your privacy matters

The WSIB may post written or emailed submissions with respondents’ names on our website. By submitting recommendations to a public and transparent consultation process, respondents agreed to the WSIB making public the content that they submitted, and to our Terms of Use.

The WSIB advises against providing, and will not publish, any e-mailed or written submissions containing personal information.

Policy Agenda 2024

The 2024 policy agenda outlines our policy priorities for the coming year and includes items that may involve stakeholder consultation. 

Learn about policy development at the WSIB including the agenda-setting process and past policy agendas.

See our

See our past policy agendas.

Current Consultations

Serious Injury Program value-for-money audit consultation

The WSIB launched a consultation as part of our response to the recommendations from the value-for-money audit on the Serious Injury Program. The consultation period started on Friday September 16, 2022, and closed on Friday October 14, 2022. The next phase of consultation will launch in early 2024. The submissions and a summary of what we heard will be posted on our website along with draft updates to the independent living suite of policies.

Past consultations

Communicable illnesses policy consultation

We have completed our communicable illnesses stakeholder consultation. Visit our communicable illnesses policy consultation page to review our consultation summary report and stakeholder submissions from the consultation. 

Temporary Employment Agency consultation

We have completed our rate setting approach review for temporary employment agencies (TEAs). Visit our TEA rate setting consultation page to view the results and stakeholder submissions from phase two of the consultation.

Occupational Disease Policy Framework Consultation

As part of the WSIB’s Occupational Disease Strategy, the WSIB solicited feedback from stakeholders on a Draft Occupational Disease Policy Framework. The consultation period started Tuesday November 30, 2021, and closed on Monday February 28, 2022.

To view the approved Occupational Disease Policy Framework, Consultation summary, and stakeholder submissions please see the Occupational Disease Policy Framework Consultation page.

Rate Framework Policy Consultation

From August 14, 2017 to January 15, 2018, the WSIB solicited feedback from stakeholders on seven draft policies to support the implementation on the rate framework.

To view the approved policies, consultation summary, and stakeholder submissions please see the Rate Framework Policy Consultation page.