To help reduce the financial burden of the COVID-19 situation, the WSIB is providing financial relief to all Ontario businesses. 

We will be offering a financial relief package—worth up to $1.9 billion—to support businesses during this difficult period, while protecting coverage for the people we serve.

All businesses covered by our workplace insurance are automatically eligible for this package, and businesses will now be able to defer their WSIB premium reporting and payments until August 31, 2020. Benefit payments will continue for people with work-related injuries or illness.

Businesses who report and pay monthly, quarterly or annually based on their insurable earnings are eligible for this deferral.

 

Each period reports and pays on the previous full month. For example, March 31 reporting and payment obligation covers the period of February 1-29. The following payments are eligible for deferral:

 

The relief package also applies to Schedule 2 organizations: publicly funded organizations (municipalities, hospitals, school boards), and other businesses who are involved in federally regulated industries. All payment obligations (weekly and monthly) for Schedule 2 businesses will be deferred until August 31, 2020.

 

No interest will accrue on outstanding premium payments and no penalties will be charged during this six-month deferral period. 

For more information, see our financial relief package FAQs page on our website. Businesses can continue to manage their accounts through our online services .

To help protect people from the spread of COVID-19, our offices will remain closed to the public during this time of public concern and we will not be receiving mail or courier packages. There are other ways we can help you:  

We continue to prioritize making sure that people continue to receive benefits and managing new claims. 

We'll continue to monitor and follow the guidance of provincial and national health authorities, including the Ontario Ministry of Health and the Public Health Agency of Canada , to ensure we are able to protect the health and safety of our employees and continue to serve the people of Ontario.

The WSIB is making every effort to provide you with the assistance and information you need during this period of public concern. Please check our website for ongoing updates to this evolving situation. 

We all have a role to play in reducing the spread of infection. Measures developed for managing influenza outbreaks continue to be recommended by public health officials including:

 For additional information on COVID-19, please visit these sites:



We encourage all businesses to keep employees updated as new information becomes available, and follow public health guidance to keep everyone safe and healthy.