News & Noteworthy Decisions

On April 20, 2026, the Ontario Government introduced Bill 105, proposing an increase in the LOE payable rate, benefits past age 65 and changes to post-72-month lock-in LOE adjustments.

On February 4, 2026, the WSIB announced significant and at least somewhat controversial changes to WSIB Policy 15-03-13, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in First Responders and Other Designated Workers. Read about the updates, including changes to criteria for the rebuttal of work-relatedness.

On July 6, 2025, the WSIB announced the end of the 6-week long labour disruption. Be aware of several important transitional measures as the WSIB transitions to regular service levels.

Workers Seven Act, 2025 (Bill 30), proposes significant amendments to employment-related statutes. If passed, Bill 30 will impact Ontario employers by introducing new administrative penalties and offences.

On May 21, 2025, WSIB employees began strike action. What does this mean for WSIB stakeholders?

In the last year, the WSIB has made two (2) changes to the Short Term Earnings (STE) policy, both of which are important for employers to understand when they are filing their Form 7 or otherwise providing a workers’ earnings to the WSIB for the purpose of Loss of Earnings (LOE) benefit entitlement.

The WSIB is moving forward with its January 1, 2025 implementation of a new classification for Temporary Employment Agencies related to the supply of administrative, clerical and knowledge-based labour. The new classification will be added to Class L: Professional, Scientific and Technical (2025 base rate of $0.18 per every $100 of insurable earnings).

The WSIB has announced plans to issue surplus funds to eligible Schedule 1 businesses beginning in February 2025. The surplus funds of approximately $2 billion represent an excess reserve earned by the WSIB’s insurance fund. This represents the second distribution of surplus funds to Ontario employers.

Effective September 29, 2023, the WSIB’s updated Operational Policy #15-01-02, Employers’ Initial Accident-Reporting Obligations, came into effect. The revised policy includes an update to reporting deadlines related to employers’ initial injury reporting obligations.