Blog
One in four workers in Ontario, approximately 1.7 million workers, are not covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, giving the province one of the lowest coverage rates in the country. Most provinces automatically cover all workers under workers’ compensation, except…
Deeming as a violation of rights: submission to the UN
The U.N. Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities met in Geneva this week (4th and 5th of September) to consider reports on Canada’s compliance with the international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The Ontario Network of…
Continue Reading Deeming as a violation of rights: submission to the UN
Video Launch: Injured Workers Speak Out Against Legal Aid Cuts
This Labour Day, injured workers are launching a series of videos speaking out against the cuts to Legal Aid.
Stay tuned every two weeks to see new stories from injured workers about the impacts that Legal Aid clinics have had on their…
Continue Reading Video Launch: Injured Workers Speak Out Against Legal Aid Cuts
WCIAR – action tools to end deeming
The Workers’ Comp Is A Right (WCIAR) campaign has two new lobbying tools to end deeming and stop the cuts to legal aid. Deeming is when the WSIB pretends an injured worker has a job that they do not actually have, and…
IWC submission to workers’ compensation board review
In its recent submission to the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board’s ongoing operational review, Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic (IWC) provides feedback informed by its knowledge of the on-the-ground reality of injured workers’ experiences when seeking support from the Board.
Regarding financial…
Continue Reading IWC submission to workers’ compensation board review
Your support wanted -Niagara Injured Workers fundraiser, Sept. 14
Come out and support the Niagara Injured Workers group fundraiser being held Saturday Sep. 14 at the Cat and Monkey, 4548 Queen St in Niagara Falls.
Time: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Admission is $5.00
Events include a silent auction and a…
Continue Reading Your support wanted -Niagara Injured Workers fundraiser, Sept. 14
Town of Widows – the Peterborough legacy
Town of Widows, a documentary on the fight for recognition of occupational diseases suffered by workers exposed to Peterborough’s General Electric plant’s “lethal legacy”, will be broadcast this coming Thursday (August 8) at 9 p.m. on CBC Docs POV.…
Legal aid cuts hurt communities – a message heard from across Ontario
A May Environics poll showed 75% of Ontarians oppose the government’s catastrophic 30% cut this year to Legal Aid Ontario’s budget. Since then, the consequences of the cuts to all legal aid services and clinics have become only too real as low-income…
Continue Reading Legal aid cuts hurt communities – a message heard from across Ontario
Why the funding cuts should be reversed
Two recent letters speak powerfully on the impact of the legal aid funding cuts on injured workers and ordinary people in Ontario. The first, a group letter (July 23) from six private bar lawyers specializing in workers’ compensation law to newly appointed…
Provincial Day of Action July 30 – stop legal aid cuts!
The cuts to legal aid and legal clinics target Ontario’s most vulnerable: workers injured on the job, people with disabilities, tenants facing eviction, women fleeing violence, refugees, immigrants, people on social assistance, people struggling with mental health, temporary and precarious workers, parents…
Continue Reading Provincial Day of Action July 30 – stop legal aid cuts!


