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IWC submission on Fortifying Ontario’s Economy (Critical Minerals Strategy)

IWC’s response to the consultation on the Ontario’s proposed Critical Minerals Strategy addresses the high workplace injury rate of workers in the mining and quarrying industries and their need to have the same health and safety protections as all workers in Ontario.…

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Labour Pains podcast #8 : Occupational disease and WSIB coverage

In this latest episode of Labour Pains, IWC lawyer Tebasum Durani speaks with Janice Martell, one of Canada’s leading advocates for workers suffering from occupational disease. Through her groundbreaking work documenting the harms of McIntyre Powder exposure in miners, and now her…

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Rights don’t retire: working together to end age discrimination at the WSIB

In this report, we explain the WSIB’s age limit on benefits, why it’s outdated and unfair, and what the numbers tell us about older Ontarians’ participation in the workforce. We also outline why this law is discriminatory, as it denies support to…

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ONIWG / IWC media advisory: Injured workers call for end to discriminatory age-based cut-offs at WSIB

TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On November 25th, Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic and the Ontario Network of Injured Worker Groups will be releasing a report entitled Rights Don’t Retire: Working Together to End Age Discrimination at the WSIB and…

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