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ODRA submission to the Standing Committee on Bill 149

February 2, 2024

Submission prepared for ODRA presentation Feb. 13 to the the Standing Committee on Social Policy draws attention to what is missing in Bill 149. While supporting addition of an esophageal cancer presumption for firefighters, the Alliance details why “such piecemeal provisions do…

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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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Legal and adjudication principles still in place

March 13, 2023

Most if not all of these principles come from the humanitarian philosophy of the original compensation law. They are still in the law today BUT, they are not fully or often not partially applied by a WSIB that “looks to deny”: remedial…

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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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ONIWG-RAC: Letter to WSIB re claim suppression and abandoned claims

June 2, 2022

Letter calls on the WSIB President and CEO to meet with ONIWG regarding solutions to longstanding concerns over claims suppression, non-reporting and abandoned claims.…

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IWC submission to the pre-budget consultation

January 25, 2022

Submission draws the Committee’s attention to the significant revenue leakage from the provincial coffers caused by Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) claim suppression. In particular this revenue leakage impacts health care and social assistance, budget areas already stressed by the COVID-19…

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Experiences, impacts and service needs of injured workers in the WSIB process – research brief

November 30, 2021

The purpose of this research, led by Dr Rebecca Scharfe and funded by Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, was to describe the experiences and mental health needs of injured and ill Northwestern Ontario workers in the WSIB process, in order to promote…

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What to do if you get injured or ill from work [multilingual]

March 20, 2020

Pamphlet for Ontario injured workers who experience language barriers to help them navigate the workers’ compensation system. The guide is available here from McMaster in 7 languages: English, Tamil, Portuguese, Punjabi, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish.…

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Conseils rapides: l’indemnisation des accidents du travail en Ontario (CSPAAT)

June 15, 2019

Conseils pratiques sur l’obtention des prestations; autres sources de revenu; collaboration avec le CSPAAT et votre employeur…. et plus…

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