WSIB@WORK - Winter 2024

Welcome to our Winter edition of WSIB@Work. In this issue you'll find information about:

Website login updates
Celebrating health and safety leaders
Where we're going – our strategic plan
Updated appeal practices and procedures
The WSIB named a top employer in Toronto

Website login updates

We’ve updated our website to help you access the online services you need more quickly and easily. Now, when you click our new ‘sign up’ button or ‘log in’ button, you’ll be prompted to select whether you’re a business, injured or ill person, health care provider or representative. You can use our online services to report and pay premiums, view statements, find or obtain a clearance, report an injury or illness, track the status of an appeal and much more!

Celebrating health and safety leaders

We’re thrilled to announce the winners of our 2023 Small Business Health and Safety Leadership Awards:

Gold winner: Sign FX, Ottawa ($10,000)
Silver winner: BESI (Building Envelope Systems Installations), Vaughan ($6,000)
Bronze winner: Tawse Winery, Vineland ($4,000)

Check out what it means to Sign FX to be recognized as a health and safety leader in Ontario.

Join us in congratulating all the winners!

Where we're going — our strategic plan

Our 2024-2028 Strategic Plan is focused on improving your experience, by making it surprisingly simple to work with us. Check out our priorities, objectives, and the measures we're working toward. Our corporate values have also been updated to reflect who we are and where we're going as an organization.

View 2024 premium rate information

Updated appeals practices and procedures

This February, we updated our Appeals Practices and Procedures document to reflect changes we’ve made to improve our efficiency in providing quality decisions and excellent customer service. You can visit our Appeals Practices and Procedures page to read the complete document.

The WSIB named a top employer in Toronto

The WSIB was named one of Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2024. The annual competition, organized by Mediacorp Canada Inc., recognizes organizations with exceptional workplaces. We were particularly recognized for our range of in-house training options and our benefits and pension plan. Read more about the WSIB’s selection.

Notably, the WSIB was also recognized on Forbes’ Canada’s Best Employers 2024 list as the eighth top employer in the country based on criteria including salary, gender pay-equity, work flexibility and opportunities for promotion and training.

"What's New" | A newsletter by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development

Stay updated on current news from the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development by subscribing to What's New. Delivered monthly to your inbox, this newsletter features the latest on occupational health and safety, employment standards and labour relations that could affect you and your workplace.

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is here to help. When an injury or illness happens on the job, we move quickly to provide wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people get back to work. Funded by businesses, we also provide no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information. We are one of the largest insurance organizations in North America covering over five million people in more than 300,000 workplaces across Ontario.

Visit us at wsib.ca