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14-03-06
Policy
The minimum premium charged to employers is $100 per account, per calendar year, regardless of the number of rate groups or classification units (CUs) under which the…
18-06-04
Policy
If a worker is entitled to temporary total or partial disability benefits for a recurrence of the work-related injury/disease, the average earnings of the worker are…
12-04-11
Policy
Mine rescue workers participating in a WSIB-approved Mutual Aid Agreement are considered workers of their regular employer during mine rescue operations off the…
16-02-01
This policy has not been amended to reflect the
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act and Regulations made under it
Policy
Primary cancer of the nasal cavities and the…
13-02-02
Law
s.83(1)
The Board may establish experience and merit rating programs to encourage employers to reduce injuries and occupational diseases and to encourage workers’…
18-05-09
Policy
The WSIB may consider a worker’s request for a redetermination of his/her existing non-economic loss (NEL) benefit provided that
the worker's degree of permanent…
11-02-01
Policy
A work-related injury that does not result in lost time from work must still be reported by the employer and adjudicated by the WSIB.
16-01-04
Policy
Hearing loss in workers occupationally exposed to hazardous noise is an occupational disease (under s.2(1) and s.15 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act)…
12-04-12
Policy
A non-resident employer who employs an Ontario resident to work in Ontario is an "employer" under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act or the Workers…
15-05-03
Policy
The WSIB does not accept entitlement for an injury as a result of a second accident that is due to a non-work-related cause. If a work-related impairment/disability…
18-04-19
Policy
Any worker or employer whose interests are affected by compensation for future loss of earnings arising from a work-related injury has a right to object to that…
16-01-03
Policy
The WSIB will accept entitlement for occupational noise-induced hearing loss when it is the result of exposure to hazardous noise through employment in the province…
22-01-08
Policy
The WSIB takes all necessary action against employers who are non-compliant with the provisions of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA) or…
22-01-06
Policy
It is an offence under section 149 of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997(WSIA) to knowingly make a false or misleading statement or representation…
22-01-05
Policy
The WSIB does not tolerate non-compliance or fraudulent acts against the system by
WSIB staff
employers
employer representatives
workers, their spouses, or…
22-01-07
Policy
It is an offence under section 149 the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA) to knowingly make a false or misleading statement or representation…
15-03-03
Policy
A worker is considered to be in the course of employment on entering the employer's premises, as defined, at the proper time, using the accepted means for entering…
User Guide
The Operational Policy Manual (OPM) is the source of operational policy for the WSIB. It contains policies that the WSIB uses to make decisions about worker and employer…
12-03-02
Policy
Independent operators, sole proprietors, partners and executive officers are not automatically covered under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act,1997 (…
17-07-05
Policy
The WSIB may provide for such assistive devices and prostheses (orthopaedic devices) as are necessary.
17-03-05
Policy
The WSIB of Ontario can enter into reciprocal agreements with other countries in order to receive certain services for Ontario workers who have moved to that country…
20-03-14
Policy
Where a worker's death results from a work-related injury/disease and the deceased worker is survived by other dependants but not by a spouse or children, these other…
15-01-08
Policy
Ontario workers injured while employed outside the province of Ontario, may, under certain conditions, claim benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act/…