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.

Letter to WSIB: Impact of minimum wage increase on injured workers’ benefits

November 10, 2021 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

Letter to WSIB President urges a fair approach to the review of LOE benefits so that minimum wage increases are not used to reduce the benefits of unemployed injured workers who have been “deemed“.…

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Platform for Change (draft revision)

September 17, 2021 by Thunder Bay & District Injured Workers' Support Group

Revision of the document presented at the 2004 Platform for Change details requirements for a just compensation system based on Meredith Principles.…

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IWC submission re WSIB Insurance Fund Surplus Distribution Model Consultation

August 10, 2021 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

August 8, 2021 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

June 1, 2021 by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

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

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IWC Submission re PSW/DSW Coverage Consultation

April 28, 2021 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

The submission urges mandatory WSIB coverage for all employers of Persons Support Workers (PSWs) and Developmental Support Workers (DSWs) who, as the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted, care for some the most vulnerable Ontarians. IWC has long advocated for the expansion of the…

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

March 23, 2021 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)

March 9, 2021 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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IWC Submission to Temporary Help Agency Consultation

January 28, 2021 by IWC Community Legal Clinic

Temp agency workers do the most dangerous work with the least protection and with lower wages and benefits. IWC urges the government to make client companies of temp help agencies rather than the agencies themselves liable for WSIB premiums based on injuries,…

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Universal coverage overview

November 27, 2020 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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