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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.

IWC submission on Fortifying Ontario’s Economy (Critical Minerals Strategy)

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

IWC’s response to the consultation on the Ontario’s proposed Critical Minerals Strategy addresses the high workplace injury rate of workers in the mining and quarrying industries and their need to have the same health and safety protections as all workers in Ontario.…

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ONIWG: Injured Workers’ Day arrives amid new attacks on compensation system

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Today, injured & ill workers and their allies will gather in five cities across Ontario as they have done every June 1st for 44 summers. This year, unfortunately, the events are taking place while Ontario’s Bill 105…

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Labour Pains podcast #8 : Occupational disease and WSIB coverage

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

In this latest episode of Labour Pains, IWC lawyer Tebasum Durani speaks with Janice Martell, one of Canada’s leading advocates for workers suffering from occupational disease. Through her groundbreaking work documenting the harms of McIntyre Powder exposure in miners, and now her…

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IWC submissions to the Minister … re Bill 105 – Schedule 9

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

IWC supports sections of the Bill that expand coverage to uncovered workers, increase the Loss of Earnings (LOE) benefits rate, and allow for LOE benefits to continue after the age 65 cut-off. However the Clinic finds that these changes are incomplete and…

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ONIWG Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs re Bill 105 – Schedule 9

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

ONIWG Submission on amendments to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act makes recommendations on benefits issues including restoring and backdating the Loss of Retirement Income 10% rate; providing universal coverage; and deleting that section of the bill that would eliminate the 72-month…

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ONIWG-RAC Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs re: Bill 105 – Schedule 9

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups - Research Action Committee

Submission addresses the Bill 105 amendments to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (including age 65 cutoff, extended coverage and elimination of 72-month lock-in). It also details in depth, with recommendations, the further changes needed to ensure a fair workers’ compensation system…

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OLCWCN letter re need for committee hearings on proposed WSIA amendments in Bill 105

by Ontario Legal Clinics' Workers' Compensation Network

Letter addresses issues of concern regarding the proposed changes to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act in schedule 9 of omnibus Bill 105, Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act. In particular, the proposed elimination of the 72-month limit on the WSIB…

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Labour Pains podcast #7 : Bill 105 & injured workers

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

There are some very big changes proposed to Ontario’s workers’ compensation in schedule 9 of the Government’s Bill 105 Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act. Some of these changes are being welcomed by injured & ill workers and advocates, and some…

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What the Meredith Act changes

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups - Research Action Committee

A detailed explanation of the provisions of the NDP’s Private Members Bill 86, Meredith Act (Fair Compensation for Injured Workers), 2025,, the result of years of consultation with injured workers support groups. The Bill repeals the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA)…

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

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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