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11-01-01
Policy
A claim created by the WSIB for a workplace accident/disease is adjudicated based on entitlement principles and the facts of the case. The claim may be handled by a…
15-06-09
Policy
If a worker receives medical assistance in dying as a result of a work-related injury/disease, and if such assistance is provided in accordance with federal and…
20-03-16
Policy
If a worker dies as a result of a work-related injury/disease, the worker's survivors are entitled to survivors' benefits based on their dependency status and the…
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…
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…
20-01-02
Policy
If a worker dies as a result of a work-related accident, the worker's survivors, as defined, are entitled to benefits based on the date of the worker's death.…
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…
20-03-02
Policy
If a worker dies from a work-related injury or disease, the WSIB pays all expenses reasonably connected to burial or cremation, subject to the minimum stipulated in…
18-02-01
General policy model
The short-term average earnings are the worker’s earnings from the accident employer and all other employment at the time of the injury. Loss of…
18-03-06
Policy
The WSIB shall not review a worker’s loss of earnings (LOE) benefit more than 72 months after the date of the worker’s injury unless
before the 72-month period…
18-07-03
Policy
When the WSIB has established the degree of compensable disability for a worker having a permanent impairment, the worker will receive a permanent disability award.…
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…
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…
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…
18-06-04
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…
18-02-06
Law
s.53(6)
In all cases where a worker returns to work following a work-related injury, and then has a recurrence, the worker’s average earnings are the higher of
the…
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…
17-01-03
Law
A worker who sustains an injury is entitled to such health care as may be necessary, appropriate, and sufficient as a result of his or her injury, and is entitled to…
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…
14-02-08
Policy
The WSIB considers insurable earnings to include
the amounts that are usually reported on a worker’s earnings statement and
any income reported in box 14 of the…
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…
18-01-05
Policy
The WSIB reviews and sets the following rates after conducting a review of market and related information.
18-04-20
Policy
The WSIB shall not review the future economic loss (FEL) payments more than 60 months post-initial FEL determination, unless
before the 60-month post-initial FEL…
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…
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…