Law & Policy Submissions

ONIWG letter re New Years’ resolutions

January 23, 2024

“New Years Resolutions” for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and Minister of Labour collected from injured workers and their allies make clear that changes are urgently needed to have Ontario’s workers compensation system serve their needs better and more justly.…

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ONIWG-RAC letter to Minister of Labour re Bill 149

January 8, 2024

Followup to letter of Nov. 23, 2023. ONIWG encourages the Minister to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act provisions in Bill 149, Working for Workers Act Four, by increasing the percentage of of the Loss of Retirement so it…

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OLCWCN letter to the Minister of Labour re Bill 149

November 27, 2023

The Network proposes amendments to schedule 4 of the Working for Workers Four Act that would decrease the poverty of injured workers: restore the Loss of Earnings benefit rate to 90% of net pre-injury earnings; restore the WSIB’s contribution to the Loss…

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ONIWG letter to Minister re Cost of Living Adjustments

September 13, 2023

A recent Toronto Star article described how a WSIB coding error in calculating the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), went unnoticed for 20 years, shortchanging more than 100,000 injured workers of $42 million. ONIWG’s letter to Minister Monte McNaughton details another situation where the…

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IWC submission on changes to WSIB Appeals Practices & Procedures document

August 26, 2023

IWC makes recommendations to the Consultation on Changes to the ASD (Appeals Services Division) Practice and Procedures document, a consultation contemporaneous with the ongoing appeals consultation on the KPMG value for money report and the WSIAT consultation on its appeals process…. The…

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IWC submission re WSIB consultation process on changes to the appeals system

July 21, 2023

Submission addresses the lack of true consultation with those most affected – injured workers – on the major changes proposed and erosion of the right to appeal, based on recommendations of the KPMG Value for Money Audit of the dispute resolution and…

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OLCWCN Commentary re KPMG Value for Money Audit (VFMA) Dispute Resolution and Appeals Process

June 5, 2023

Letter to the WSIB Chair underscores that the auditor’s findings that make a number of errors which demonstrate a lack of understanding of Ontario’s workers’ compensation system. If adopted, the recommendations will negatively impact injured workers’ access to justice – many of…

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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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IWC submission on WSIB’s draft policy on communicable illnesses

March 28, 2023

IWC supports the WSIB initiative to develop a policy for communicable illnesses but identifies a number of concerns, among which that it is highly restrictive, fails to apply the standard test for causation and the principle of individualized assessment.…

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OLCWCN submission re Communicable illnesses policy consultation

March 28, 2023

The Network’s submission on the proposed draft policy makes detailed recommendations that would ensure entitlement decision-making for communicable illness claims is guided by the evidentiary principles of Ontario’s workers’ compensation law. The OLWCN also strongly supports those submissions calling for a separate…

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