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15-03-14
Policy
A worker is entitled to benefits for chronic mental stress arising out of and in the course of the worker’s employment.
A worker is not entitled to benefits for…
15-04-03
Policy
The WSIB will accept entitlement for chronic pain disability (CPD) when it results from a work-related injury and there is sufficient credible subjective and…
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’…
15-03-02
Policy
A worker is entitled to benefits for traumatic mental stress arising out of and in the course of the worker’s employment.
A worker is not entitled to benefits for…
11-01-03
Law
The WSIB shall make its decision based upon the merits and justice of a case and is not bound by legal precedent.
Policy
Merits and justice
Every decision made by the…
16-01-05
Policy
Vibration Induced White Finger Disease is accepted as an industrial disease under sections 2(1) and 15 of the Workplace Safety Insurance Act as peculiar to…
13-02-06
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’…
15-04-02
Policy
A worker is entitled to benefits when disability/impairment results from a work-related personal injury by accident. Disability/impairment includes both physical and…
16-01-01
Policy
A worker who has a permanent impairment due to work-related asthma is entitled to a non-economic loss (NEL) benefit, based on the degree of the worker's permanent…
15-01-07
Policy
When workers or their survivors are unable to manage their affairs, the WSIB directs all benefits to a responsible individual, attorney, or guardian to hold and use…
15-01-04
Law
A survivor who is entitled to benefits as a result of a worker's death, must file a claim within six months of the death.
The WSIB may extend the six-month deadline, or…
18-05-11
Policy
Workers who have a permanent impairment due to a work-related mental or behavioural disorder are entitled to non-economic loss (NEL) benefits based on the severity of…
14-02-01
15-05-02
Policy
A worker may have entitlement if a second accident results from treatment for a work-related condition or if a second accident occurs while a worker is travelling at…
14-03-12
Law
s.78(1)
Every year on or before the date specified by the WSIB, a Schedule 1 employer shall give the WSIB a statement setting out the total wages earned during the…
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…
15-03-13
Policy
If a first responder or other designated worker is diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and meets specific employment and diagnostic criteria, the…
14-03-10
Policy
The WSIB issues the Statement of Account to employers each month, subject to limited exceptions, to show the transactions recorded on their accounts during the month…
14-04-05
Law
s.137(1)
The WSIB may require from an employer security for the payment of amounts that are, or may become, due under the insurance plan.
s.137(2)
The WSIB may…
14-03-09
Policy
Employers are required to calculate, report, and pay their premiums based on either actual insurable earnings for those reporting monthly or quarterly, or on…
16-02-14
Policy
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD) in smelter workers is accepted as an occupational disease under sections 1(1)(n) and 122 of the Workers' Compensation…
17-04-03
Policy
If the WSIB requests it, a worker must undergo an examination by a health professional selected and paid for by the WSIB.
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…
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…