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OLCWCN letter re need for committee hearings on proposed WSIA amendments in Bill 105
Letter addresses issues of concern regarding the proposed changes to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act in schedule 9 of omnibus Bill 105, Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act. In particular, the proposed elimination of the 72-month limit on the WSIB reviews of loss of earnings benefits and the use of unrelated social benefit […]
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IWC submission to WSIB consultation on independent living policies phase 2
Given the far-reaching scope of the review of the Board’s Independent Living policies and their potential impact, IWC submits that they require further in-person/online consultations with stakeholders, especially injured and ill workers, who will be the ones directly impacted by these policy changes. The submission details major concerns on the modified/draft policies with recommendations.
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IWC submission to the Standing Committee on Bill 149
Submission prepared for IWC’s presentation to the Standing Committee on Social Policy (Feb. 12) comments on proposed changes (benefit indexation, occupational disease reform) to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act in Schedule 4 of Bill 149, the Working for Workers Four Act. Clinic highlights that the strong financial position of the WSIB creates an opportunity […]
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ODRA submission to the Standing Committee on Bill 149
Submission prepared for ODRA presentation Feb. 13 to the the Standing Committee on Social Policy draws attention to what is missing in Bill 149. While supporting addition of an esophageal cancer presumption for firefighters, the Alliance details why “such piecemeal provisions do not address major problems with the way the WSIB engages in occupational disease […]
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ONIWG-RAC submission to the Standing Committee on Bill 149
While supporting the Bill’s introduction of an additional indexing factor for workers’ compensation benefits, the submission proposes additional measures to address injured worker poverty: adjusting the WSIB Loss of Retirement Income so it equals the losses in contributions to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP); restoring the WSIB benefit level to 90% of net income as […]
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ONIWG-RAC submission to pre-budget hearings
Presentation to the Ontario Legislative Assembly Standing Committee on Finance Economic Affairs pre-budget hearings in Thunder Bay focuses on cost-shifting from the WSIB to provincial coffers and the financial impacts of the current workers’ compensation system.
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ONIWG letter re New Years’ resolutions
“New Years Resolutions” for the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and Minister of Labour collected from injured workers and their allies make clear that changes are urgently needed to have Ontario’s workers compensation system serve their needs better and more justly.
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ONIWG-RAC letter to Minister of Labour re Bill 149
Followup to letter of Nov. 23, 2023. ONIWG encourages the Minister to amend the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act provisions in Bill 149, Working for Workers Act Four, by increasing the percentage of of the Loss of Retirement so it is equal to the pre-accident Canada Pension Plan contributions.
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OLCWCN letter to the Minister of Labour re Bill 149
The Network proposes amendments to schedule 4 of the Working for Workers Four Act that would decrease the poverty of injured workers: restore the Loss of Earnings benefit rate to 90% of net pre-injury earnings; restore the WSIB’s contribution to the Loss of Retirement Income benefit to at least 10% of the wage loss benefits; […]
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ONIWG letter to Minister re Cost of Living Adjustments
A recent Toronto Star article described how a WSIB coding error in calculating the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), went unnoticed for 20 years, shortchanging more than 100,000 injured workers of $42 million. ONIWG’s letter to Minister Monte McNaughton details another situation where the Board is making a significant error in calculating the annual cost of living […]
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