Publications Collection

Recent submissions, reports, guides and other documents developed by Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups, and other groups and advocates from the injured worker community. Additional materials can be accessed through the IWC Library.

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

November 25, 2025 by IWC Community Legal Clinic Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

In this report, we explain the WSIB’s age limit on benefits, why it’s outdated and unfair, and what the numbers tell us about older Ontarians’ participation in the workforce.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

November 21, 2025 by IWC Community Legal Clinic Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

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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Labour Pains podcast #5 : WSIB’s age discrimination

October 9, 2025 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

In this new episode, titled “WSIB’s Age Discrimination”, IWC staff lawyer Tebasum Durani interviews legal experts (and co-workers) John McKinnon and Chris Grawey about one of the ways WSIB policies and practices create poverty, focusing specifically on what happens when workers turn…

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Labour Pains podcast #4 : Who killed Sir William?

July 2, 2025 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

In the latest episode of IWC’s podcast (formerly InjuredWorkerCast) staff lawyer Tebasum Durrani holds a discussion with Steve Mantis, co-author with Marion Endicott of Who Killed Sir William? “a reflective and analytical look at what happened to the original vision behind Ontario’s…

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ONIWG media advisory: WSIB benefits & age discrimination

June 25, 2025 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

THUNDER BAY, Ontario, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In recognition of Seniors’ Month, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups and the Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers Support Group will host a hybrid press conference on Age-Discrimination in the WSIB…

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Fact Sheet: Age Discrimination and the WSIB

June 19, 2025 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

Section 43(1)(c) of the WSIA allows the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) to end LOE benefits when an injured worker reaches 65 years of age, or two years after the injury if the injury occurs after age 63. In effect, this…

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ONIWG media release: After 40 years, Ontario finally recognizes Injured Workers Day

June 1, 2025 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

On June 1st 2025 injured and ill workers will come together for the first ever provincially proclaimed Injured Workers’ Day, thanks to the passage of Bill 118 – The Injured Workers’ Day Act.…

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InjuredWorkerCast #3: Toronto Protest Zone bylaw

April 16, 2025 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

The City of Toronto is considering a bylaw that would restrict protest around what they are calling “vulnerable areas”. In episode 3 of InjuredWorkerCast IWC staff lawyer Tebasum Durani discusses the broader implications of this proposal on the community – and on…

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InjuredWorkerCast #2: Work & weather

February 13, 2025 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

In Episode 2 of InjuredWorkerCast, a podcast series produced by Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, IWC Lawyer Tebasum Durani talks to an injured worker, OFL President Laura Walton, and MPP Peter Tabuns about the dangers that workers who must be outside face…

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The Meredith Act (Workers’ Compensation Act, 2025)

February 10, 2025 by Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers' Support Group

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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