Selected news of workplace injury, illness and compensation
New study shows that high rates of workplace injuries in Montreal involve immigrants | iNFOnews (Dec. 20, 2022)
Politician pushes to end WSIB practice of ‘deeming’ | Canadian Occupational Safety (Dec. 19, 2022)
BC: The growing toll of job injuries you can’t see | The Tyee (Dec. 19, 2022)
Why WSIB cost-of-living adjustment is being challenged in court | Canadian Lawyer (Dec. 16, 2022)
Bill to update B.C.’s workers’ compensation law receives royal assent | OHS Canada (Dec. 15, 2022)
Ontario’s WSIB launches new online services, extends phone hours to make access easier | OHS Canada (Dec. 15, 2022)
Gates re-introduces bill to protect injured workers | Niagara Falls Review (Dec. 8, 2022)
“It was hard that Dad and many others didn’t live to hear the apology” | Sudbury Star (Dec. 6, 2022)
Ontario apologizes to miners, families for harm caused by McIntyre Powder | CBC News (Nov. 30, 2022)
PEI: What is the ‘worst province’ for workplace accident transparency? | Canadian Occupational Safety (Nov. 28, 2022)
Reduce diesel particulate exposure in mines, urges union | Northern Ontario Business (Nov. 25, 2022)
Saskatchewan: Workers’ Compensation Act Committee of Review legislative recommendations | Media release (Nov. 22, 2022)
U.S.: 3 concerning trends for injured and ill workers | Dept. of Labor blog (Nov. 18, 2022)
7 in 10 injured workers still experience pain 18 months later | Canadian HRReporter (Nov. 9, 2022)
BC promises a better deal for injured workers | The Tyee (Nov. 3, 2022)
Injured Chatham-area migrant workers should be covered after crash, official says | Stratford BeaconHerald (Nov. 2, 2022)
Doug Ford’s math on social assistance doesn’t add up – and doesn’t solve the problem of legislated poverty for people on ODSP | Toronto Star (Oct. 31, 2022)
Ex-employee sued Eastway Tank over explosion years before blast killed 6 | CBC News (Oct. 31, 2022)
Ontario’s ‘essential’ workers in manufacturing accounted for more workplace COVID deaths than any other sector – even health care | Toronto Star (Oct. 27, 2022)
Ontario’s WSIB holds premium steady for 2023, calls it “a 20-year low” | OHS Canada (Oct. 24, 2022)
Workplace Safety Insurance Board CEO says relocating their headquarters to London will take some time | CBC News (Oct. 21, 2022)
Does the compensation claiming process cause workers to self-harm? | Canadian Occupational Safety (Oct. 13, 2022)
Are ALS and MND work-related diseases? | Canadian Occupational Safety (Oct. 13, 2022)
Steelworkers urge miners with ALS or motor neuron diseases to participate in crucial research | USW Canada News (Oct. 7, 2022)
Injured migrant workers demand WSIB for change | CTV News Kitchener (Oct. 3, 2022)
WSIB extending bonus for small businesses enrolled in safety program | Canadian Occupational Safety (Oct. 3, 2022)
How to help precariously employed workers handle claims process | Canadian Occupational safety (Sep. 27, 2022)
Work-related COVID-19 claims will impact WCB premiums in Ontario | OHS Canada (Sep. 23, 2022)
Ontario launches mining inspection blitz | Canadian Occupational Safety (Sep. 22, 2022)
City says WSIB data tool spitting out wrong info on safety stats | Sudbury.com (Sep. 19, 2022)
Recent Suncor fatalities painful for survivors of other workplace tragedies |CBC news (Sep. 4, 2022)
Ontario nurses facing rising rates of violence from patients | CityNews (Sep. 2, 2011)
Editorial: Stop abusing migrant farm workers | Hamilton Spectator (Aug. 30, 2022)
Jamaican migrant workers in Ontario pen open letter likening conditions to ‘systematic slavery’ | CBC news (Aug. 20, 2022)
COVID-19 is a workers’ rights issue | Kingston Whig Standard (Aug. 19, 2022)
Her brother was killed in a trench collapse. After 2 more such deaths, she’s speaking out | CBC news (Aug. 11, 2022)
A stressful liability | Canadian HR Reporter (Aug. 4, 2022)
New column suggested for Miners’ Memorial | Elliot Lake News (Aug. 2, 2022)
Family of Toronto warehouse employee killed on the job demands more transparency on workplace deaths | CBC news (Jul. 29, 2022)
Manitoba: Workplace injuries increased during COVID | Winnipeg Free Press (Jul. 23, 2022)
Ontario should offer more than 3 paid COVID-19 sick days: Kingston MPP, labour council | Global News (Jul. 22, 2022)
Sarnia woman has waited three decades for resolution to husband’s WSIB claim | Sarnia Observer (Jul. 20, 2022)
Violence, gender and healthcare provisioning in Ontario | The Bullet (Jul. 14, 2022)
Ontario must increase pay to injured workers | Toronto Star (Jul. 6, 2022)
The need to raise social assistance rates is a workers’ issue | Canadian Dimension (Jun. 23, 2022)
Advocacy group demands WSIB stop ‘financial handouts’ to employers | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jun. 20, 2022)
Unreported job injuries: ‘The Elephant in the Workplace’ | The Tyee (Jun. 14, 2022)
Names of foundry workers added to memorial wall in Sudbury | Sudbury Star (Jun. 12, 2022)
BC’s stalled action for injured workers | The Tyee (Jun. 6, 2022)
WSIB doubles rebates for employers enrolled in program | Canadian HRReporter (Jun. 6, 2022)
Migrant workers hold militant action at workers’ compensation office | Ontario Political Forum (Jun. 2, 2022)
Ontario Injured Workers Day 2022: lively online rally and town hall celebrate collective fight for rights | Ontario Political Forum (Jun. 2, 2022)
‘Like hanging onto a freight train’: veteran journalist fights to have his work-related PTSD recognized | Toronto Star (May 25, 2022)
Federal tax rule a punishing setback for WSIB claimant raising grandchild | London Free Press (May 24, 2022)
What’s the leading cause of work-related fatalities in Ontario? | Canadian Occupational Safety (May 24, 2022)
Antiquated thinking about old age hinders Canada’s economic and social development | The Conversation (May 23, 2022)
Northern Ontario union worried members were exposed to cell-destroying substances | CTV News (May 17, 2022)
Why is the pandemic death toll among workers still a mystery? | The Walrus (May 13, 2022)
Breast cancer risk for women ignored in most workplaces | Canadian Occupational Safety (May 12, 2022)
Violence escalates against nurses over the pandemic: ONA | Fanshawe 106.9 (May 11, 2022)
Battle for justice adds to pain for Westray families | Canadian Occupational Safety (May 9, 2022)
Firefighters say recognition of cancer risk is tough battle, especially in Quebec | OHS Canada (May 5, 2022)
Workers call to end workplace deaths, injuries during Day of Mourning | Toronto Star (May 2, 2022
‘How many more are going to die? ‘ National Day of Mourning: Ontario government stops short of apology for miners affected by McIntyre Powder | Canadian Occupational Safety (Apr. 28, 2022)
On National Day of Mourning researcher calls for a closer look at worker deaths in the North (Nunavut, NWT) | CBC News (Apr. 28, 2022)
The epidemic of workplace injury and death | Hamilton Spectator (Apr. 27, 2022)
Under recognition of worker deaths impedes pursuit of prevention | WHSC News (Apr. 26, 2022)
Province announces WSIB headquarters will move from Toronto’s Front St to London, Ont | Toronto Star (Apr. 26, 2022)
1 in 5 employers not offering safety, orientation programs for new hires: report | Canadian Occupational Safety (Apr. 22, 2022)
Ontario MPP’s bill addresses flaws in occupational disease claims adjudication | Canadian Occupational Safety (Apr. 21, 2022)
Quarter of WSIB claims tied to noise-induced hearing loss | Canadian Occupational Safety (Apr. 21, 2022)
1 in 5 Canadian workplaces have no safety programs for new workers, survey suggests | CBC News (Apr. 20, 2022)
Ontario looks at boosting WSIB payments | Canadian HRReporter (Apr. 20, 2022)
Ontario PCs exploring raising injured workers’ compensation if re-elected | Global News (Apr. 20, 2022)
WSIB flaws need to be addressed sooner, ODRA chair says | Peterborough Examiner (Apr. 19, 2022)
‘It’s just another blow’: Why injured workers say they’re losing out as inflation hits | Toronto Star (Apr. 14, 2022)
Ontario Minister of Labour: ‘It’s clear the system is not working for everyone’ | Canadian Occupational Safety (Apr. 13, 2022)
Seniors deserve workplace injury benefits | Toronto Star (Apr. 12, 2022)
Ontario working for workers by launching first-ever review of occupational illnesses | Ministry of Labour news release (Apr. 12, 2022)
P.E.I. man who nearly lost hand on job and spent years and almost $12,000 fighting WCB | Saltwire (Mar. 28, 2022)
Advocates rally against WSIB’s ‘deeming’, call it ‘systemic racism’ | New Canadian Media (Mar. 24, 2021)
Province is giving $1.5 billion in rebates to ‘safe’ employers. But critics say companies with serious violations are still eligible | Toronto Star (Mar. 22, 2022)
Migrant workers make our agricultural industry viable. Why do we treat them as disposable? | Toronto Star (Mar. 21, 2022)
PC’s ‘safe employer’ rebate excludes statistically zero companies | Politics Today (Mar. 16, 2022)
Why issue of occupational disease is ‘rampant’ within the fire service | Canadian Occupational Safety (Mar. 14, 2022)
Crushed underground: Windsor Salt worker’s life changed by wall of falling rock | Windsor Star (Mar. 11, 2022)
COVID-19 ‘long-haulers’ struggling to access financial assistance | CityNews 680 (Mar. 8, 2022)
Which workers are most likely to report RSIs? | Canadian Occupational Safety (Mar. 2, 2022)
Miners affected by McIntyre Powder deserve apology from Ontario government, activist says | CBC News (Feb. 28, 2022)
Ontario’s latest corporate handouts come at the expense of workers and their health | Toronto Star (Feb. 23, 2022)
Ontario Nurses’ Association says WSIB funds must go to injured workers, not employers’ pockets | ONA News (Feb. 16, 2022)
Province to dole out $1.5 billion in rebates to employers with good safety records | Toronto Star (Feb. 16, 2022)
Ontario formally recognizes Parkinson’s as occupational disease | Canadian Occupational Safety (Feb. 7, 2022)
Major hurdle overcome: Ministry finally recognizes link between Parkinson’s disease, McIntyre Powder | Sudbury News (Feb. 4, 2022)
Ontario recognizes link between Parkinson’s and McIntyre Powder exposure | Timmins Daily Press (Feb. 2, 2022)
‘Unethical and inappropriate’: what coroners’ records reveal about the gaps that led to migrant worker deaths | Toronto Star (Feb. 1, 2022)
USW calls on new WSIB leaders to act on reforms | Daily Commercial News (Jan. 31, 2022)
Hundreds of occupational cancer claims made – hundreds left to go | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jan. 31, 2022)
Rapid test or medical note OK for COVID workplace claims in Ontario during Omicron: WSIB| Global News (Jan. 28, 2022)
WSIB, Ford government pay Deloitte $22.4M to run paid sick leave program | Toronto Star (Jan. 28, 2022)
Ontario government must fulfill promises to injured workers, families : United Steelworkers |The Province (Jan. 25, 2022)
In Chemical Valley, widows have waited decades for compensation | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jan. 24, 2022)
Ontario nominates new WSIB chair and president | OHS Canada (Jan. 24, 2022)
WSIB leadership gets an overhaul | Toronto Star (Jan. 22, 2022)
Northern Ontario’s mining memorials tell a tale of hard-fought labour protections | Elliot Lake Today (Jan. 20, 2022)
Rubber workers exposed to toxic fumes and benzene now stricken with cancer | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jan. 19, 2022)
Workers’ compensation system ‘mean-spirited’ and ‘broken fundamentally’ | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jan. 17, 2022)
Support group raises concerns ahead of Ontario’s pre-budget consultations | TBnewswatch.com (Jan. 11, 2022)
Mill workers exposed to toxic substances have been left out in the cold, says advocate | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jan. 10, 2022)