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You can complete the TEA classification update request form if you supply administrative, clerical and knowledge-based labour and need to add the new classification to your…
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…
Consistency is a key part of our promiseFrom helping people overcome workplace injuries and illnesses, to helping businesses manage their accounts and make their workplaces…
A colour palette to support our brandThe WSIB’s refined colour palette has been carefully developed to reflect our brand, ensure AODA accessibility and provide variety and…
Our fonts reflect who we areOur brand fonts have been selected to carry our voice consistently across all of our communications – a voice that uses simple, plain language to…
A logo that helps tell our storyOur logo is comprised of our symbol and the WSIB Ontario wordmark. With the exception of an app or favicon treatment, the symbol and wordmark…
The shield that protects OntarioThe symbol portion of our logo is formed by three forward-moving shapes that create a shield. The underlying shield shape is the basis of our…
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…
Su coberturaLa cobertura por lesión o enfermedad laboral comienza el día en que llega al lugar de salida acordado en su país de origen y se mantiene hasta que regresa a casa.…
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…
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…