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15-01-02
Policy
When notice is required
Employers must report a work-related accident to the WSIB if they learn that a worker requires health care and/or
is absent from…
15-04-12
Policy
Workers employed in the manufacture of Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI), TDI foam and plastics, and workers employed in maintenance, construction, or repair in plants where…
21-02-04
Policy
All claim file information is considered personal information under The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and may be disclosed in…
15-04-08
Policy
If a specific work-related muscular effort or incident causes or aggravates a hernia, workers are entitled to benefits.
15-03-09
Policy
Where personal injury by accident is caused due to lightning, tempest, sunstroke, heat prostration, frostbite or insect bite, the criteria to be used in determining…
21-02-03
Policy
All claim file information is considered personal information under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and may be disclosed in…
15-04-10
Policy
Entitlement is in order for any reaction from compulsory immunization procedures.
After a work accident, entitlement is in order for a single dose of tetanus human…
21-02-06
Policy
All claim file information is considered personal information under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and may be disclosed in…
15-03-04
Policy
Workers are in the course of employment upon entering the employer's premises at the proper time, using an accepted entrance.
Workers are not in the course of…
15-04-07
Policy
Where the worker is seriously and permanently disfigured about the face or neck, the WSIB may allow a lump sum in compensation, which is separate and distinct from a…
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…
15-02-03
Policy
Entitlement for a work-related injury/disease will not be denied due to the existence of a pre-existing condition. Once initial entitlement is established, the…
15-04-01
Policy
Workers are entitled to benefits for traumatic hearing loss that results from a work-related accident.
15-03-05
Policy
As a general rule, a worker is considered to be in the course of the employment when the person reaches the employer's premises or place of work, such as a…
15-02-05
Policy
A worker may be entitled to benefits for a recurrence of a work-related injury/disease if the worker experiences a significant deterioration that
does not result…
14-04-03
Law
s.139(1)
If a person does not pay amounts owing under this Act when they become due, the WSIB may issue a certificate stating that the person is in default under this…
15-01-05
Law
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (the Act) provides:
s.26(2)
Entitlement to benefits under the insurance plan is in lieu of all rights of action (…
15-06-02
Policy
The WSIB generally maintains the loss of earnings (LOE) benefits the worker was receiving at the start of a temporary work disruption.
Workers are entitled to…
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)…
15-06-03
Policy
The WSIB generally maintains the loss of earnings (LOE) benefits the worker was receiving at the start of a permanent work disruption.
The decision-maker reviews…
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…
14-05-03
Policy
If a prior disability caused or contributed to the compensable accident, or if the period resulting from an accident becomes prolonged or enhanced due to a pre-…
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…
15-02-04
Policy
In cases where the worker has a pre-accident impairment and suffers a minor work-related injury/disease to the same body part or system, the WSIB considers…