Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers' Support Group

The Meredith Act (Workers’ Compensation Act, 2025)

February 10, 2025

Draft Act developed by the Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group, along with ONIWG and allies, proposed as a replacement to Ontario’s current Workplace Safety and Insurance Act. This new version incorporates changes to ensure the fair compensation envisioned by…

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TB&DIWSG media release: Meredith Act

February 8, 2025

Announcement of a media conference on Feb. 10th in Thunder Bay on the release of the injured workers group’s draft Meredith Act, proposed to replace the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.…

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TBIWSG media release: Premier Ford announces $2.5 billion WSIB rebate to business

November 21, 2024

For those forced into poverty by work-related injury or illness, the government’s announcement that WSIB, instead of restoring decades of cutsto injured workers, are simply handing 2.5 billion dollars to employers is shocking……

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Complaint to the Ombudsman regarding WSIB drastically reducing time to appeal

April 25, 2023

Following a community consultation, Thunder Bay injured workers group and IWC call for a meeting with the Ombudsman to address WSIB response to key recommendations made by the KPMG Value for Money Audit of the appeal system, in particular the proposed drastic…

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Thunder Bay injured workers: Media advisory – International Day of Persons with Disabilities

December 1, 2022

On December 3rd, annual observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group will be holding a virtual media conference and hosting a gathering to share our stories, update the community of our…

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Thunder Bay & DIWSG Submission to the WSIB Serious Injury Program consultation

October 13, 2022

Response to phase I of the WSIB’s consultation on the Independent Living policy suite, following the value-for-money audit of the Serious Injuries Program. In addition to feedback on the specific consultation questions, the submission highlights the negative consequences suffered by many injured…

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Thunder Bay DIWSG / ONIWG-RAC presentation to the pre-budget hearings

January 10, 2022

Virtual presentation to the Parliamentary Committee by Steve Mantis focuses on 3 issues: the growing gap of income inequality in Ontario (and Canada); the negative impact that is having on our democratic society that includes the reduction in public services; to alert…

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Platform for Change (draft revision)

September 17, 2021

Revision of the document presented at the 2004 Platform for Change details requirements for a just compensation system based on Meredith Principles.…

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Submissions to Parliamentary Committee pre-budget hearings, Dryden

January 21, 2019

Presentation by Steve Mantis to the Standing Committee on Finance & Economic Affairs pre-budget hearings addresses the growing income inequality, its negative impacts on a democratic society, and how austerity cuts have hurt injured workers. The attached supplementary submission discusses the development…

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Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs pre-budget consultations

April 3, 2013

Group calls for implementation of Arthurs’ recommendations; discusses cost-shifting from employer to the individual and the public purse; permanent disability and injured worker poverty and unemployment.…

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