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IWC submission re WSIB Insurance Fund Surplus Distribution Model Consultation

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

Submission questions consultation objective of redistributing surplus funds to employers when it is injured workers and their benefits that were sacrificed to eliminate the unfunded liability in the first place and achieve the resulting surplus funding. While the Speer-Dykeman report refused to…

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ONIWG submission on WSIB Insurance Fund Surplus Distribution Model Consultation

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

In its response to the Ministry of Labour’s consultation on how the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) should distribute “surplus” funds, ONIWG details the legislative obligations to injured workers that must first be fully and properly met. Elimination of the unfunded…

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Injured workers demand immediate change in province wide day of action

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

On the 38th annual Injured Workers Day frustrated injured workers have come together to and drafted a letter to the Government of Ontario, which will also be posted on MPP office doors across the province on June 1st …..…

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ONIWG’s 2021 Injured Workers’ Day message to MPPs

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

No more back to business as usual! On the anniversary of Injured Workers Day, ONIWG calls on the Ontario government to finally take action and stand up for injured workers across this province. The COVID–19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated existing systemic…

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Submission to the CRPD for a General Comment on Article 27 (work & employment)

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

ONIWG’s comments to the consultation by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities includes the need for follow-up reporting on employment outcomes of work injury compensation claimants with long-term work-acquired disabilities; humane & dignified treatment in the workers’ compensation…

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Deputation regarding Bill 238 (WSIB COVID relief)

by Ontario Legal Clinics' Workers' Compensation Network

Presentation to the Standing Committee on General Government by Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic on behalf of the OLCWCN addresses Bill 238 which caps WSIB premiums for large employers. Deputation proposes three better uses of a WSIB COVID relief bill that would…

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Universal coverage overview

by Women of Inspiration

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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IWC Submission to the Standing Committee on Justice Policy re Bill 161

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

IWC submission on proposed changes to legal aid in the omnibus Smarter and Stronger Justice Act addresses access to justice issues, decision-making authority, the role of community boards in determining pressing local needs, clinic funding ……

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