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14-02-19
Policy
A principal who directly retains a contractor to perform construction work must obtain a clearance certificate (clearance) that confirms the contractor is in good…
14-02-05
Policy
When an employer ceases business, the WSIB does not relieve the employer of its financial obligations until the employer has paid all amounts owing to the WSIB. An…
17-07-03
Policy
The WSIB
may authorize clothing allowances for workers with permanent impairments, to replace or repair clothing worn or damaged by the wearing of an assistive…
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…
15-03-15
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…
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…
18-01-11
Policy
The WSIB takes into consideration any payment, allowance or benefit paid to workers by their employer in respect of a work-related accident, including any gratuity,…
19-05-03
Policy
At a construction worker’s request, or on its own initiative, the WSIB ensures that construction employers have fully complied with their obligation to offer to re-…
18-06-05
Policy
If a worker is concurrently employed, the worker's actual earnings from the accident job may be adjusted if that job is part-time.
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’…
12-04-06
Policy
Individuals placed with employers as training participants for the Ontario Works Program are considered learners under the Act.
For workplace safety and…
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…
12-01-04
Law
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act
s.88(2)
A Schedule 1 employer is not individually liable to pay benefits directly to workers or their survivors under the insurance…
14-02-16
Law
s.159(2)(a)
The Board has the power to establish policies concerning the premiums payable by employers under the insurance plan.
Policy
The WSIB pays credit interest…
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…
11-01-02
Law
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Act provides:
s.118(1)
The WSIB has exclusive jurisdiction to examine, hear and decide all matters and questions arising…
15-02-01
Law
Accident includes
a willful and intentional act, not being the act of the worker
a chance event occasioned by a physical or natural cause, and
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.…
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 …
17-03-03
Policy
The WSIB pays for necessary dental services according to an approved fee schedule (see 17-03-01, Health Care Fees). Dental…
18-02-05
Policy
Where a worker is concurrently employed at the time of injury, the average earnings are the earnings from all employment at the time of injury.
To be considered “…
18-02-08
Policy
The guidelines for calculating short-term and long-term average earnings are not applicable for those workers classified by the WSIB as
dependent contractors…
18-02-09
The average earnings used to calculate periodic payments for survivors are generally based on the deceased worker's long-term average earnings on the date of injury.
If the…
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…