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Appendix-02
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,…
18-01-05
Policy
The WSIB reviews and sets the following rates after conducting a review of market and related information.
The WSIB will reimburse health professionals for information provided through telephone consultations. When information is needed quickly to expedite a decision, WSIB staff…
14-01-08
The WSIB has concluded a review of the rate setting approach for temporary employment agencies (TEAs). The review was in response to concerns raised by a subset of businesses…
Welcome to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board website (the “website”). In this agreement the terms “we”, “our” and “WSIB” refer to the Workplace Safety and…
14-01-01
Policy
The WSIB classifies employers whose operations are either part of or added to Schedule 1 into classification units (CUs) and rate groups for premium purposes.
The…
18-07-02
Policy
The WSIB has adopted the Ontario Rating Schedule (O.R.S.) as a clinical guide to evaluation, for consistency of medical assessment under the provisions of Sections 45…
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…
15-01-05
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 (…
16-01-08
Policy
Tinnitus, accompanied by noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL), in workers continuously exposed to hazardous noise is an occupational disease (under s.2(1) and s.15 of…
16-01-07
Policy
The WSIB accepts entitlement for occupational noise-induced tinnitus if it is the result of exposure to hazardous noise through employment in Ontario and if all…
October 29, 2020 – Tom Barber has been appointed Fair Practices Commissioner, taking on the independent role of ensuring fair practices at the Workplace Safety and Insurance…
Welcome to our toolkit for associations, where you will find useful information to help you share information with your members so that they can learn more about updates to…
17-01-06
Policy
The WSIB may authorize the purchase of a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) unit for a worker who suffers from disabling pain when it results from a…
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…
In 2011, amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) provided for the eventual transfer of the research program from the WSIB to the Ministry of…
14-01-09
15-04-01
Policy
Workers are entitled to benefits for traumatic hearing loss that results from a work-related accident.
15-03-02
Policy
A worker is entitled to benefits for traumatic mental stress arising out of and in the course of the worker’s employment.
A worker is not entitled to benefits for…
Under the Public Sector Expenses Review Act, 2009, the WSIB is required to report information about travel and hospitality expenses incurred by all members of its Board of…
17-01-09
Policy
The WSIB pays all reasonable expenses incurred when, on the direction or approval of the WSIB, a worker, or another person designated by the WSIB, must travel in…
Each year, we are required under Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) to have an external firm review the cost, efficiency, and effectiveness of one or more WSIB…
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…