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18-04-03
Policy
The WSIB determines, where possible, the amount of a worker's future economic loss (FEL) benefit due to a work-related injury
in the 12th consecutive month that…
14-02-14
Policy
Once an account is closed, the WSIB may re-open (reinstate) the account under certain circumstances. When the account is reopened, the WSIB assigns to the employer…
20-03-03
Policy
When a spouse receives both Canada Pension Plan (CPP)/Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) monthly survivors’ benefits and WSIB survivors' periodic (monthly) payments in…
12-04-07
Policy
WSIB coverage is provided for pupils (secondary school students) who
are registered in Ministry of Education work education programs or experiential learning…
12-04-05
Policy
Training agencies may arrange placements with employers (placement hosts) to give unpaid trainees work skills and experience.
A placement host that is in a…
12-03-02
Policy
Independent operators, sole proprietors, partners and executive officers are not automatically covered under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act,1997 (…
12-02-01
Policy
The WSIB has the authority to determine who is a worker or an independent operator under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act,1997 (WSIA).
For all…
14-04-04
Policy
If an employer can demonstrate financial hardship, the WSIB may allow the employer to pay debts using a phased payment plan. The WSIB sets the terms and conditions of…
18-01-06
Policy
The WSIB redirects a worker’s benefit payments if it
has received and approved an assignment of benefits
is obligated to honour the garnishment of benefits, or…
11-01-14
Law
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act provides:
s.121
The WSIB may reconsider any decision made by it and may confirm, amend or revoke the decision. The…
11-01-12
Policy
The WSIB derives its powers and duties from its governing legislation, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA).
Purpose
The purpose of this…
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…
12-04-02
Policy
Members of municipal volunteer fire brigades, volunteer ambulance brigades, and auxiliary members of a police force generally operate under the authority of a…
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14-02-10
Policy
The WSIB applies fixed percentages of the contract value to determine insurable earnings, where a principal in logging
hires contractors considered workers by the…
17-03-01
Law
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act provides:
s.33(3)
The WSIB may establish fee schedules for health care as it considers appropriate.
s.33(4)
If the…
14-02-04
Policy
The WSIB issues a clearance certificate (clearance) to relieve a principal of liability for payment obligations to the WSIB that a contractor or sub-contractor may…
18-01-07
Policy
To ensure that family support orders are complied with, the Family Responsibility and Support Arrears Enforcement Act, 1996, provides for automatic deduction…
17-01-08
Policy
If a worker must be escorted to health care or WSIB-arranged appointments, the WSIB pays the escort a standard fee and any approved travel and related expenses.
12-01-02
Law
s.74(1)
Upon application, the WSIB may declare an employer to be deemed a Schedule 1 employer for purposes of the insurance plan.
Policy
An employer may apply for…
11-01-08
Policy
The WSIB accepts audio/visual recordings as evidence, if they
provide new or more complete information than is already in the claim file
are relevant and pertain…
22-01-01
Policy
The WSIB takes all necessary action against employers who intentionally fail to inform the WSIB of a material change in circumstances, see …
18-04-14
Policy
Every year or if a material change in circumstances occurs, the WSIB may review a worker's future economic loss (FEL) benefits and may confirm, vary, or discontinue…
18-04-08
Policy
The WSIB may commute a worker's Future Economic Loss (FEL) benefit to a lump sum when
the worker's FEL benefit represents 10% or less of the amount of compensation…
14-03-08
Policy
On request, the WSIB allows employers who report and remit premiums on a monthly or quarterly basis to make a lump sum pre-payment of their premium for the whole year…