Selected news of workplace injury, illness and compensation
Ontario’s WSIB adds exposure to ammonia, chlorine, and hydrogen sulfide to list of presumptive workplace diseases | OHS Canada (Dec. 22, 2023)
Shining a light on opioid epidemic’s link to the workplace | Canadian Occupational Safety (Dec. 18, 2023)
Peterborough monument to recognize legacy of occupational disease | WHSC News (Dec. 14, 2023)
Posters show top occupational disease risks in forestry, mining, and pulp and paper | OHS Canada (Dec. 14, 2023)
Rallies demand New Year’s resolutions from WSIB | Canadian Occupational Safety (Dec. 12, 2023)
Annual injured worker province-wide Christmas rallies demanding change at the WSIB | GlobeNewswire (Dec. 11, 2023)
Sudbury column: When assessing the WSIB, look at the facts, not the rhetoric [Board CEO response] | Sudbury Star (Dec. 2, 2023)
Ontario must combat precarious gig work | TVO Today (Dec. 1, 2023)
Ontario to end mandatory coroners’ inquests on construction site deaths | CBC News (Nov. 30, 2023)
Des photos pour le 80e anniversaire de l’utilisation de la poudre McIntyre | Radio-Canada Ici nord de l’Ontario (Nov. 30, 2023)
Canadian protections for gig workers are falling flat | Jacobin (Nov. 29, 2023)
2.9 million deaths worldwide attributed to work in 2019 | Canadian Occupational Safety (Nov. 29, 2023)
Opinion: Nova Scotia’s workers’ compensation system needs an independent review | OHS Canada (Nov. 21, 2023)
Ford Conservatives accused of denying sickness and injury claims | TimminsToday.com (Nov. 21, 2023)
Ontario delays new regulations on recruitment agencies after industry outcry | Globe and Mail (Nov. 10, 2023)
Ontario taking action to support injured workers and firefighters | Min. of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Dev. news release (Nov. 8, 2023)
Saskatchewan: Workers’ compensation for six new cancers | SaskToday (Nov. 6, 2023)
WSIB rises to the occasion to sponsor London’s New Year’s Eve party | CBC News (Nov. 3, 2023)
WSIB premium rates to remain unchanged in 2024 | Canadian Occupational Safety (Oct. 31, 2023)
New focus on occupational disease supplements injury lens: CPO Moody | Daily Commercial News (Oct. 31, 2023)
Another government report on occupational disease, more broken promises [ODRA response] | Hamilton Spectator (Oct. 27, 2023)
News release: Consultations to improve workers’ compensation system, protect workers from harassment | Nova Scotia. Labour, Skills & Immigration (Oct. 24, 2023)
Ombudsman blasts Ottawa’s ‘inadequate’ efforts to help injured Afghan military advisers | CBC News (Oct. 19, 2023)
WSIB extends rebates for small businesses | Canadian Occupational Safety (Oct. 16, 2023)
Labour critic Jamie West endorses tracking work-related sickness | Sudbury.com (Oct. 13, 2023)
Ontario creates Canada’s first Occupational Exposure Registry | Canadian Occupational Safety (Oct. 10, 2023) – report (Occupational Disease Landscape review)
Ontario launching new plan to track job-related illnesses | CBC News (Oct. 10, 2023)
The debate over WorkSafeBC’s $2.7 billion surplus: employer rebates or worker support? | OHS Canada (Oct. 3, 2023)
Injured migrant workers seeking more compensation receive tribunal ruling in their favour | CBC News (Sep. 29, 2023)
Ontario’s WSIB announces new head office location in London | OHS Canada (Sep. 28, 2023) – Ministry news release
Fraser continues to lobby for changes to WSIB | Dryden Now (Sep. 27, 2023)
Migrant worker injury pay to be reviewed by WSIB after Jamaican migrant workers win legal battle | CTV News (Sep. 27, 2023)
Presentation highlights effects of McIntyre Powder and other mining-related health issues | NWOnewsWatch (Sep. 26, 2023)
Wildland firefighters in many parts of Canada struggle to get compensated for serious illness | CBC News (Sep. 25, 2023)
WSIB ordered to rectify historical injustice against injured migrant workers | GlobeNewswire (Sep. 22, 2023)
‘We screwed up:’ WSIB to pay out $42M after coding error shortchanged 100,000 injured workers — for 20 years | Toronto Star (Sep. 13, 2023)
Mayor weighs in on WSIB’s expected 500-job arrival on city’s edge | London Free Press (Sep. 11, 2023)
Jamaican workers expelled from Ontario farm after protesting poor conditions: advocates | CBC Radio (Aug. 25, 2023)
Criminal prosecutions appear to be rising for health and safety crimes | OH&S Canada (Aug. 23, 2023)
Timing is everything when it comes to cannabis and work injuries, study says | Canadian Occupational Safety (Aug. 4, 2023)
Latest Ottawa-area asbestos death leaves trades reeling | Daily Commercial News (Aug. 1, 2023)
ONIWG asks WSIB for more time on appeal consultation process | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jul. 25, 2023)
More Albertans report workplace injuries as claims duration increases | CBC News (Jul. 24, 2023)
Opinion: Workers will suffer under proposed appeals process for workers’ comp claims | Northern Ontario Business (Jul. 21, 2023)
Cancer kills firefighters but coverage varies by province. A new law seeks to change that | CBC News (Jul. 16, 2023)
Daughter of Niagara firefighter who died from cancer fights for better health and compensation coverage | Welland Tribune (Jun. 14, 2023)
Hamilton man injured on the job warns young workers: ‘it’s not worth it’ | CBC News (Jun. 14, 2023)
Injured workers under threat again | Hamilton Spectator (Jun. 2, 2023)
Injured Workers Day, 40 years later (Up North interview with Steve Mantis) | CBC Radio (Jun. 1, 2023)
BC: WCB is broken, let’s not wait any longer to fix it | Victoria Times Colonist (Jun. 1, 2023)
West tables bill designating June 1 Injured Workers Day in Ontario | Sudbury Star (Jun.1, 2023)
CUPE and WSIB labour negotiations in overtime | Canadian Occupational Safety (Jun. 1, 2023)
Oppose attempts to restructure workers’ compensation in the name of “value for money” / June 1 Injured Workers Day 2023 – video interview with Christine Nugent| Workers’ Forum (May 31, 2023)
Injured and ill workers hold a media conference with allies | GlobeNewswire (May 31, 2023)
“I want all of the people who have been disrespected, ignored and hidden away to be seen, to be counted, and to be heard” / Workers’ Forum (May 31, 2023)
Worry over pending WSIB changes | Kenora Online (May 31, 2023)
Outrage over recommended timeline for WSIB appeals | Canadian Occupational Safety (May 31, 2023)
WSIB workers could be going on strike | Canadian Occupational Safety (May 9, 2023)
Chronic stress is a recognized work injury. So why does Ontario’s WSIB reject more than 90% of claims? | Toronto Star (May 6, 2023)
Workplace safety board revisiting decision to withhold benefits from Afghan military interpreters | CBC News (May 5, 2023)
At least 4 workers died on the job in Hamilton last year | CBC News (May 4, 2023)
Jeleel Stewart- injured on the job and living in poverty | Thorold Today (May 4, 2023)
Worker deaths in 2022 ’10 times higher’ than what WSIB reported | Canadian Occupational Safety (May 1, 2023)
NOSM researcher says WSIB claims ‘a difficult journey’ for underground miners with COPD | CBC News (May 1, 2023)
Canada is in the dark about black lung amid a coal mining resurgence (Investigation) | The Globe and Mail (Apr. 28, 2023)
Coal miners with black lung struggle for compensation (video) | The Globe and Mail (Apr. 28, 2023)
National Day of Mourning offers Canada a chance to rethink worker health and safety | OHS Canada (Apr. 28, 2023)
Day of Mourning: Worker’s widow lashes out at police, ministry | Sudbury.com (Apr. 28, 2023)
How Jeannie Howe was severely injured on the job at rental car company (video) – and accompanying article on worker deaths | CBC News (Apr. 27, 2023)
A never-ending battle for former migrant worker Jeleel Stewart | Niagara Now (Apr. 27, 2023)
Workers in BC are being sent to mandatory abstinence programs run by private companies in order to receive disability benefits | Press Progress (Apr. 25, 2023)
True toll of work-related death far exceeds WSIB allowed claims | WHSC News (Apr. 24, 2023)
N.S. workers’ compensation claims for COVID-19 show spike in 2022 | CBC News (Apr. 16, 2023)
NS: Injured Cape Breton miners want (workers comp) benefits extended past 65 | Saltwire Today (Apr. 12, 2023)
Advocates want WSIB to reverse policy on pre-existing conditions | CBC News (Apr. 12, 2023)
Mental health issues at work more recognized, but objective evidence still needed: employment lawyer | Canadian Lawyer (Apr. 11, 2023)
Millions in unclaimed compensation available for McIntyre Powder miners | Timmins News (Apr. 7, 2023)
Day of Mourning event returning to Centennial Park | Sarnia Observer (Apr. 6, 2023)
The C-word: firefighters push for better cancer protection | CBC News (Apr. 5, 2023)
Ontario’s labour ministry reviewing CFLPA’s workers’ compensation concerns | CBC News (Mar. 27, 2023)
Jamaican farmworker says he’s still waiting for proper compensation after 2008 accident in Niagara region | CBC News (Mar. 7, 2023)
Ontario to expand cancer coverage for firefighters | Globe and Mail (Mar. 3, 2023)
More legal options for those experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace | Toronto Sun (Mar. 1, 2023)
B.C. lawyer Craig Paterson was ‘a warrior in workers’ health and safety’ | Globe and Mail (Feb. 28, 2023)
City of Greater Sudbury workers’ injury claims more than tripled in 2022 | CBC News (Feb. 27, 2023)
Radio: Injured workers fighting for compensation and care | Talking Radical (Feb. 21, 2023)
A web of temp agencies. Millions in tax refunds. Inside a ‘murky’ arrangement pitting the CRA against one of the GTA’s most notorious factories | Toronto Star (Feb. 18, 2023)
Amazon Canada’s injury rate may obscure more than it reveals | Passage (Feb. 10, 2023)
WorkSafeBC processed more than 15,000 claims over COVID-19 | Canadian Occupational Safety (Feb. 6, 2023)
Amazon ordered to pay $5 million after over a thousand injuries involving Ontario warehouse workers | PressProgress (Feb. 6, 2023)
Why Toronto’s ‘dancing crossing guard’ can’t get compensation after getting injured in hit and run | CBC News (Feb. 3, 2023)
London, Ont, Building collapse survivor dedicates career to changing site safety | Daily Commercial News (Jan. 31, 2023)
Veteran miners struggle to get workers’ comp for lung diseases | TimminsToday.com (Jan. 25, 2023)
“I was tenacious about going after them” | Sudbury Star (Jan. 13, 2023)
Pro athletes want workers’ compensation for their injuries | The Tyee (Jan. 9, 2023)