Selected news of workplace injury, illness and compensation.
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2026 headlines
Five years of data shows Ontario safety program is cutting injuries, but most businesses aren’t in it | Canadian Occupational Safety (May 14, 2026)
‘Life-changing’ injured worker support service in Hamilton at risk after losing funding | Hamilton Spectator (May 11, 2026)
41 years in the mines. Terminal cancer. And a hard choice to keep working. What his story and new data reveal about the costs of Ontario’s mining boom. / Toronto Star (May 2, 2026)
A Westray win on today’s Day of Mourning / Ontario Federation of Labour (Apr. 28, 2026)
Ontario unveils new memorial to honour fallen construction workers / Canadian Occupational Safety (Apr. 28, 2026)
Day of mourning: psychological health and safety is a workplace crisis we can’t ignore | Canadian Labour Congress (Apr. 28, 2026)
Report reveals 1024 work-related death claims in 2024 | Canadian Occupational Safety (Apr. 28, 2026)
Inside the long retreat of workers’ compensation in New York | New York Focus (Apr. 23, 2026)
Op-ed: Older workers deserve fair treatment | Hamilton Spectator (Apr. 22, 2026)
Workers’ advocate says failed WSIB reform bill produced results | SNnewswatch.com (Apr. 16, 2026)
Ford’s WSIB changes ‘long overdue’ but leave 1.56 million workers exposed, union says | Insurance Business (Apr. 16, 2026)
Changes coming to Ontario’s WSIB benefits and coverage (interview with Steve Mantis) | CBC Up North (Apr. 14, 2026)
Ontario government broadens access to WSIB, raises age cut-off and benefits | Globe and Mail (Apr. 13, 2026)
Ontario proposes first WSIB benefit increase in nearly 30 years | Canadian Occupational Safety (Apr.13, 2026)
Ontario increasing WSIB benefit to protect injured workers | Ontario News release (Apr. 13, 2026)
Ontario to extend WSIB coverage to 29,000 frontline care workers | Canadian Occupational Safety (Apr. 8, 2026)
Why isn’t OCAD U registered with the WSIB? | LinkedIn (Mar. 30, 2026)
Alberta: Coke Canada Bottling terminates worker injured on the job, says keeping him would be too hard on the company | CBC News (Mar. 23, 2026)
Cancer-stricken medical responders deserve support: chief |TBNewsWatch (Mar. 16, 2026)
Workers’ advocate starts registry of sarcoidosis patients to push for research into occupational exposure | CBC News (Mar. 13, 2026)
‘Most dangerous job’ – after Windsor shooting threat, health workers call out job violence | Windsor Star (Mar. 12, 2026)
BC: More occupational cancers for firefighters recognized | e-Know.ca (Mar. 10, 2026)
Injured workers turn to pot when conventional treatments fall short | Canadian Occupational Safety (Feb. 27, 2026)
Local 6500 in Sudbury claims ‘major victory’ in WSIB decision | Sudbury Star (Feb. 26, 2026)
Employers urged to tackle repetitive strain injuries before they take hold | Canadian Occupational Safety (Feb. 26, 2026)
Ontario launches first-in-Canada registry to track workers’ exposure to hazardous substances | Canadian Occupational Safety (Feb. 20, 2026)
Provincial pre-budget consultations stop in Thunder Bay | TBNewsWatch.com (Jan. 28, 2026)
Ontario’s workplace safety board is spending over $800K on an ad blitz. It’s own workers are questioning why | CBC News (Jan. 22, 2026)
Durham officers say PTSD claims fights harming recovery | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jan. 16, 20260
Meredith Act aims to change WSIB age rules and ‘phantom job’ deeming | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jan. 15, 2026)
Durham police officers with PTSD say the service fights against their workplace benefits | CBC News (Jan. 13, 2026)