Women of Inspiration

Universal coverage overview

November 27, 2020

Every worker deserves to have a safety net to protect, prevent, and provide during workplace injuries – attention paid to workers compensation coverage in Ontario has been lacking; COVID-19 has focused attention on why universal coverage is important ……

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Letter to the WSIB President re: Black mental health and COVID-19

April 23, 2020

Letter to the WSIB President on the group’s support of the government’s Bill 178 which recognizes black mental health awareness specifically and that provision of health care service should be culturally appropriate. As such, WOI requests the WSIB to put together a…

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Universal workers compensation coverage and the COVID pandemic

April 22, 2020

Many vulnerable essential service workers, not covered by workers’ compensation, are putting themselves at risk during the current pandemic. WOI endorses Maryam Nazemi’s Apr. 7 letter (attached) to the Premier calling for universal coverage.…

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re Workers’ compensation universal coverage

July 19, 2017

With approx. 29% of Ontario workers not covered, letter to the Minister of Labour asks his government to make workers’ compensation more inclusive, expanding coverage to industries not specifically named in the legislation (a list barely updated in the past 50 years),…

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Please make CPP fair for Ontario’s workers

December 17, 2015

Letter to the Prime Minister asks the federal government to address a gap in the Canada Pension Plan by requiring workers’ compensation boards to make CPP contributions on behalf of those unable to because of workplace injury. As it currently stands, many…

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Re New WSIB President

December 3, 2015

Letter asks the Premier to include injured workers in the selection process for a new President of the WSIB, and proposes the ideal qualities that would make a candidate a “good fit”.…

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Eliminating the 72-month lock is bad for injured workers

April 30, 2015

Follow-up letter to the Premier speaks to concerns about the added financial fears and stress on injured workers if the government goes ahead with plans to do away with the 72-month lock in of benefits for permanent disability.…

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Letter to David Marshall on issues of concern

October 19, 2012

Letter to WSIB President follows up an earlier meeting and correspondence on problems experienced with the system…

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Submission to the proposed changes to the Appeal System

October 1, 2012

Paper finds the case for change is not made, details why the Board proposals jeopardize access to justice and propose their own suggestions for improvement of the appeal system.…

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Follow-up of the submission to the Funding Review

June 13, 2011

After presenting their stories at the public hearing, the injured workers’ group details its concerns on benefit indexation, coverage and employer incentives.…

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