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WSIB President Stepping Down. What’s Next?

October 27, 2020

Recently, Tom Teahen, president of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”) announced his resignation, with little fanfare. So far, the only public mention of this has been via his Twitter account. While his departure has yet to make waves, his time…

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Bancroft videos now available

August 14, 2020

The Bancroft Institute for Studies on Workers’ Compensation and Work Injury, like everyone, is adapting to the new realities of COVID-19. We are hard at work putting together a set of high quality events online, and we will have information about…

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Starting next week – IWC’s online town hall & education sessions

May 19, 2020

As we continue to adjust to our ongoing office closure, Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic will begin having online town hall/education events about pressing issues related to Workers’ Compensation. The first session, presented by IWC staff, along with injured workers and allies,…

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COVID-19: ONIWG calls for WSIB support

March 25, 2020

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board recently posted on their website how they make decisions on COVID-19 claims: that is, on a case-by-case basis. Today the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) sent a letter to Premier Ford calling on the…

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Injured workers don’t fake pain or poverty

March 23, 2020

In a recent article in social justice newspaper Tough Times, injured worker activist Catherine Fenech addresses the myth that continues to stigmatize: the misplaced idea that injured workers are somehow faking injuries to take advantage of “generous” workers’ compensation benefits. She…

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Research study on injured worker retirement income seeks participants

February 13, 2020

Participants are wanted for a University of Waterloo research study focusing on Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) policies and what they mean for injured workers’ retirement pensions, financial security, and well-being. The specific purpose of this study is to examine how…

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Auditor General finds Ministry of Labour health & safety enforcement lacking

December 5, 2019

As an injured worker advocate, I see many workers in economic vulnerability and in precarious and unsafe working conditions. I see workers who think of their workplace injuries every day, who think about “what if the factory actually kept to their safety…

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What every injured worker needs to know

November 1, 2019

Where to start after your workplace injury or illness? Navigating Ontario’s workers’ compensation system can be stressful. The Ontario Legal Clinics’ Workers’ Compensation Network has recently prepared What Every Injured worker Needs to Know, ** a practical 24-page guide to help…

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Will your MPP vote to end deeming?

October 5, 2019

Will your MPP vote to end deeming? We have told you before about an important Private Members Bill that could stop deeming in its tracks and preserve the livelihood of thousands of injured workers in the province. Well, now you can see…

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Deeming as a violation of rights: submission to the UN

September 6, 2019

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…

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