US EditionOntario to boost injured worker benefits, extend coverage beyond age 65
The changes would raise loss-of-earnings benefits to 90% and extend coverage to older workers who stay on the job, officials said.
- On Monday, Ontario announced it will expand Workplace Safety and Insurance Board coverage to workers over 65 and increase loss-of-earnings benefits from 85 per cent to 90 per cent of take-home pay.
- With approximately 400,000 people over 65 still in Ontario's workforce, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development David Piccini said the compensation system must reflect that "workers are staying longer in the workforce."
- Piccini said the reform represents the first increase to income replacement benefits in nearly 30 years, correcting a long-standing policy where workers over 65 were previously ineligible for WSIB benefits after injury.
- This announcement follows last week's extension of WSIB coverage to 29,000 health workers, marking the second major reform this month as the government implements changes to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.
- The Ontario NDP has long campaigned for these expansions through the Meredith Act, which aims to reduce denial rates for workers who sustain injuries or develop diseases on the job.
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Ontario proposes increase to WSIB benefits, first major change in nearly 30 years
The Ontario government is proposing changes to the province’s workplace injury system that would increase income support for injured workers and update eligibility rules. The proposal would raise Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) loss of earnings benefits to 90 per cent of a worker’s take home pay, up from the current 85 per cent. Officials say the increase would mark the first major change to this level of support in nearly 30 years a…
Ontario proposes major WSIB benefit increase, extends support for injured workers beyond age 65
The province is proposing the first increase in nearly 30 years to income replacement benefits for injured workers through the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board, as part of a broader effort to strengthen worker protections. If passed, the changes would raise loss-of-earnings benefits to 90 per cent of a worker’s take-home pay, up from the current 85 per cent. Officials say the increase is intended to help injured workers better manage rising …
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