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Recent submissions, reports, guides and other documents developed by Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups, and other groups and advocates from the injured worker community. Additional materials can be accessed through the IWC Library.

IWC submissions to the Minister … re Bill 105 – Schedule 9

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

IWC supports sections of the Bill that expand coverage to uncovered workers, increase the Loss of Earnings (LOE) benefits rate, and allow for LOE benefits to continue after the age 65 cut-off. However the Clinic finds that these changes are incomplete and…

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ONIWG Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs re Bill 105 – Schedule 9

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

ONIWG Submission on amendments to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act makes recommendations on benefits issues including restoring and backdating the Loss of Retirement Income 10% rate; providing universal coverage; and deleting that section of the bill that would eliminate the 72-month…

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ONIWG-RAC Submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs re: Bill 105 – Schedule 9

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups - Research Action Committee

Submission addresses the Bill 105 amendments to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (including age 65 cutoff, extended coverage and elimination of 72-month lock-in). It also details in depth, with recommendations, the further changes needed to ensure a fair workers’ compensation system…

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OLCWCN letter re need for committee hearings on proposed WSIA amendments in Bill 105

by Ontario Legal Clinics' Workers' Compensation Network

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…

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Labour Pains podcast #7 : Bill 105 & injured workers

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

There are some very big changes proposed to Ontario’s workers’ compensation in schedule 9 of the Government’s Bill 105 Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act. Some of these changes are being welcomed by injured & ill workers and advocates, and some…

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What the Meredith Act changes

by Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups - Research Action Committee

A detailed explanation of the provisions of the NDP’s Private Members Bill 86, Meredith Act (Fair Compensation for Injured Workers), 2025,, the result of years of consultation with injured workers support groups. The Bill repeals the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA)…

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Rights don’t retire: working together to end age discrimination at the WSIB

by IWC Community Legal Clinic Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

In this report, we explain the WSIB’s age limit on benefits, why it’s outdated and unfair, and what the numbers tell us about older Ontarians’ participation in the workforce. We also outline why this law is discriminatory, as it denies support to…

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ONIWG / IWC media advisory: Injured workers call for end to discriminatory age-based cut-offs at WSIB

by IWC Community Legal Clinic Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups

TORONTO, Nov. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On November 25th, Injured Workers Community Legal Clinic and the Ontario Network of Injured Worker Groups will be releasing a report entitled Rights Don’t Retire: Working Together to End Age Discrimination at the WSIB and…

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Labour Pains podcast #6 : Expanding drug benefits in Ontario

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

This episode of the Labour Pains: an injured worker podcast series is a discussion of how (and what) prescription medication is covered in Ontario, and whether it is time to expand that coverage for injured workers. IWC lawyer host Tebasum Durrani explores  …

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Labour Pains podcast #5 : WSIB’s age discrimination

by IWC Community Legal Clinic

In this new episode, titled “WSIB’s Age Discrimination”, IWC staff lawyer Tebasum Durani interviews legal experts (and co-workers) John McKinnon and Chris Grawey about one of the ways WSIB policies and practices create poverty, focusing specifically on what happens when workers turn…

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