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Hearing loss can happen when certain parts of our ear(s) or auditory or hearing system are not working in the usual way you are used to. Work-related hearing loss can be…
We want people with hearing loss to receive quality devices and services to improve their quality of life.We value our relationship with audiologists and hearing instrument…
15-01-06
Policy
The WSIB removes from an employer’s experience rating record, part or all of the costs of motor vehicle accidents in Ontario involving a negligent third party who is…
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…
Our drug benefit program pays for the costs of prescription drugs required for allowed work-related injury and illness, and the professional pharmacist fees, according to the…
The interdisciplinary team program of care is a contracted community-based health care program. The program is for the assessment and treatment of people with complex…
Programs of care are available for the most common musculoskeletal injuries and specific illnesses.To participate in a program, health care providers must complete the…
These short, interactive modules offer practical information about working with the WSIB and achieving the best possible outcomes for patients with work-related injury or…
15-01-08
Policy
Ontario workers injured while employed outside the province of Ontario, may, under certain conditions, claim benefits under the Workers' Compensation Act/…
17-03-04
Policy
The WSIB may pay for a special surgical operation or health care treatment for a worker if, by doing so, substantial payments under the insurance plan can be avoided…
15-03-10
Policy
The WSIB accepts claims as work related when:
a causal relationship is shown between the cardiac condition and an accident at work, or
the cardiac condition is…
15-01-09
Law
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act provides:
s.20
Ontario workers or survivors may, in connection with an accident inside or outside Ontario, be entitled…
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…
We’re here to helpWhen an injury or illness happens on the job, we provide wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people recover and get back to work.…
15-03-07
Policy
Claims for firefighters and police officers who are injured while participating in physical fitness programs will be accepted as arising out of and occurring in the…
15-03-03
Policy
A worker is considered to be in the course of employment on entering the employer's premises, as defined, at the proper time, using the accepted means for entering…
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…
15-03-06
Policy
The following is the general policy regarding entitlement of every worker covered under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act or the Workers'…
14-02-17
Law
s.82(1)(2)(3)(4)
The Board may increase or decrease the premiums otherwise payable by a particular employer in such circumstances as the Board considers appropriate…
15-03-08
Policy
An accident shall be considered to occur in the course of the employment when it happens on the employer's premises as defined, unless at the time of the happening of…
18-06-03
Policy
The following definitions govern the adjudication of temporary disability in pre-1998 claims.
Temporary total disability
Temporary total disability is the …