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18-07-10
Policy
A worker with an injury date prior to January 2, 1990 who was in receipt of a partial permanent disability benefit after July 26, 1989 may be entitled to a supplement…
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 (…
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…
18-05-04
Policy
To calculate NEL benefits, the WSIB
identifies the base amount and age adjustment factor for the year the worker reached maximum medical recovery (MMR), see …
18-01-05
Policy
The WSIB reviews and sets the following rates after conducting a review of market and related information.
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)…
21-01-01
Policy
In accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), the public has a general right of access to employer information under…
18-02-04
Policy
Earnings for a worker in non-permanent employment typically fluctuate as the worker moves from job to job, has periods of unemployment, or experiences periods of…
18-07-09
Policy
A worker who is receiving a partial permanent disability benefit (or who had the benefit commuted to a lump sum) is entitled to receive an additional (monthly) amount…
18-01-03
Policy
On January 1 every year, the WSIB indexes certain dollar amounts set out in the Workers’ Compensation Act (WCA), as amended by the Workplace Safety and…
18-04-13
Policy
Workers are entitled to a future economic loss (FEL) sustainability benefit if they have no actual or anticipated wage loss, but they are
participating in work…
18-03-05
Law
A loss of earnings (LOE) benefit can be commuted if
it is 10% or less of the worker’s full LOE benefit, and
the 72 month post-injury review period has expired, or…
12-03-03
Policy
Independent operators (IO), sole proprietors (SP), partners and executive officers (EO) are not covered under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997, (WSIA…
14-05-01
Law
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act:
s.84
If the WSIB finds that an accident or disease to a Schedule 1 worker was caused by the negligence of another Schedule 1 worker…
12-04-08
Policy
Foreign agricultural workers who have entered into employment agreements with Ontario agricultural employers have coverage with the WSIB.
NOTE
This policy only…
Appendix-03
These concordances have been prepared as an aid and are provided for your convenience only. While the information contained in these concordances is believed to be reliable,…
15-01-03
Policy
The WSIB only issues one benefit payment (up to two weeks of loss of earnings benefits) to workers who are entitled to benefits under the insurance plan, but who have…
18-02-03
Policy
The long-term average earnings of a worker in permanent employment are generally the same as a worker's short-term average earnings. A worker's average earnings are…
18-01-02
Policy
On January 1 every year, the WSIB indexes certain dollar amounts set out in the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA) and the maximum average…
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…
19-02-07
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…
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…
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…
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…