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18-04-05
Policy
The WSIB determines the future economic loss (FEL) benefit for workers who are earning at the time of the initial determination based on their post-injury net average…
14-02-18
Policy
Construction employers must calculate the amount of premiums owed, report and remit the amount to the WSIB. The calculation of premiums is based on the…
14-02-09
Policy
This policy only applies to drivers in the transportation industry. Unless otherwise indicated, “workers” therefore only means workers who drive.
When a principal in…
14-02-12
Policy
Under the Interjurisdictional Agreement on Workers’ Compensation (IJA), employers pro-rate their insurable earnings so that each Canadian Board only receives premiums…
14-02-10
Policy
The WSIB applies fixed percentages of the contract value to determine insurable earnings, where a principal in logging
hires contractors considered workers by the…
14-02-11
Law
s.2(1)
“Worker” means a person who has entered into or is employed under a contract of service or apprenticeship and includes the following
an auxiliary member of a…
18-01-08
Policy
The WSIB pays interest on delayed benefit payments to workers or, in case of death, to their survivors. Delayed benefit payments are payments issued after the…
15-01-11
Policy
All workers' compensation boards in Canada have signed an Interjurisdictional Agreement on Workers' Compensation (IJA) for the benefit of workers and employers whose…
23-02-02
Policy
Laryngeal cancer in workers exposed to asbestos fibres in industrial processes which generate airborne asbestos is an occupational disease under the Workplace…
16-02-10
Policy
Laryngeal cancer in workers exposed to nickel aerosol in specific industrial processes is accepted as an occupational disease under sections 2(1) and 15 of the …
15-06-07
Policy
WSIB benefits may be affected when a worker/survivor leaves the province or country. To minimize the possibility of an interruption in benefits, workers/survivors who…
11-01-12
Policy
The WSIB derives its powers and duties from its governing legislation, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA).
Purpose
The purpose of this…
18-03-04
Policy
A worker who has a loss of earnings as a result of the injury is entitled to loss of earnings (LOE) benefits beginning when the loss of earnings begins.
If the…
18-04-17
Policy
If a worker receives future economic loss (FEL) payments, the WSIB will set aside an additional amount equal to 10% of every FEL payment for the loss of retirement…
18-03-07
Policy
If a worker receives loss of earnings (LOE) payments for 12 continuous months, the WSIB sets aside an additional amount equal to 5% of every subsequent LOE payment…
11-02-02
Policy
A worker may be entitled to benefits/services if the worker suffers a work-related injury/disease and the worker loses time from work, has a loss of wages/earnings,…
18-07-06
Policy
Permanent disability benefits are normally paid in the form of periodic monthly payments. The WSIB may, however, in its discretion, commute, in whole or part, the…
16-02-13
Policy
Lung cancer in asbestos workers is accepted as an occupational disease under sections 2(1) and 15 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act as peculiar to…
16-02-07
Policy
Primary cancer of the trachea, bronchus or lung is accepted as an occupational disease under s.2(1) and s.15 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act as…
23-02-03
Policy
Primary cancers of the trachea, bronchus and lung among workers previously employed in uranium mining in Ontario are recognized as occupational diseases under the…
16-02-02
Policy
Lung cancer,* which includes cancer of the trachea and bronchus, in workers employed in the sintering, leaching or calcining processes of the nickel industry is an…
16-02-08
Policy
Primary lung cancer in workers from Deloro Smelting and Refining Company exposed to arsenic is accepted as an occupational disease under sections 2(1) and 15 of the…
16-02-09
Policy
Primary lung cancer in coke oven workers in the steel industry is an occupational disease under sections 2(1) and 15 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act…
16-02-06
Policy
Primary lung cancer in DOFASCO and certain other foundry workers is accepted as an occupational disease under sections 2(1) and 15 of the Workplace Safety and…
22-01-01
Policy
The WSIB takes all necessary action against employers who intentionally fail to inform the WSIB of a material change in circumstances, see …