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Report: Concern over appropriate and safe RTW

January 9, 2017

“Doctors frustrated workers’ compensation boards seem to ignore medical opinions, report says” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Jan. 9, 2017) A two-year study [read Final report], led by Institute for Work and Health scientist Agnieszka Kosny, looked at healthcare providers’ interactions…

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“We went from not knowing to not caring”

December 19, 2016

“Lethal legacy: Peterborough’s toxic past” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, Dec. 17, 2016) This in-depth study provides a disturbing look at the aftermath of General Electric (GE) Peterborough plant workers’ exposure to a “toxic soup” of human carcinogens – and at barriers…

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Groups welcome asbestos ban but more to be done

December 19, 2016

“Canada’s move to ban asbestos a ‘win for public health’ but long overdue: advocates” / Tavia Grant (Globe and Mail, Dec. 15, 2016) In announcing a comprehensive ban on asbestos use by 2018, the federal government has responded to years of lobbying…

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On The Agenda: WSIB still up to the task?

December 19, 2016

Last Wednesday (December 14) TVO’s flagship current affairs program “The Agenda” with host Steve Paikin took a look at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board of Ontario, established more than 100 years ago to administer benefits to injured workers in Ontario, and…

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Injured workers take their message to the WSIB

December 13, 2016

Injured workers held their annual Toronto December demo yesterday, this year outside the WSIB HQ on Front St. Willy Noiles, president of the Ontario Network of Injured Workers’ Groups (ONIWG), led off the rally highlighting key concerns about workers’ compensation coverage, the…

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WSIA amendment introduced

December 13, 2016

The Legislative Assembly has now adjourned until Feb. 21 2017. Before the House rose, the Minister of Health and Long-term Care introduced amendments to various acts, including the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, in response to the federal Criminal Code legislation dealing…

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Safety in return to work

November 25, 2016

Joan Eakin, professor emerita with the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health, was a recent guest on Thunder Bay’s Community Conversations. The cable channel show is hosted by Steve Mantis, injured worker activist and fellow researcher. In…

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“Turning a blind eye is not a lawful option”

November 25, 2016

“WSIB mulls reform to rules that deny compensation to some mentally ill workers: Critics say Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has power to enact change immediately” / Sara Mojtehedzadeh (Toronto Star, November 25, 2016) Following complaints filed recently with the Ombudsman…

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Around the provinces

November 22, 2016

A quick update on some current policy consultations and legislative reviews across Canada: Alberta – In November, the first comprehensive government review of the Alberta Workers’ Compensation Board in 15 years “found a system with delays and an overly aggressive emphasis on…

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My injury is not by accident, it is by hard work

November 21, 2016

Jenny Zhou received the Eddie Cauchi’s award for injured worker activism at the Workers Health and Safety Centre Awards Banquet on November 4th. We congratulate Jenny and are pleased to share her speech: “Greetings Ladies and Gentleman Brothers and Sisters, I would…

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