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Ontario Government Proposes Increase in WSIB LOE Benefit Rate and Elimination of Cutoff Past Age 65
One of the primary changes proposed is an increase from the current level of Loss-of-Earnings (“LOE”) benefits payable to workers, from 85% of a worker’s pre-injury net average earnings to 90%. This represents the first increase to income replacement benefits that would be seen in 30 years. An increase to payable LOE benefits, if passed, … Continued
Read moreOccupational Health and Safety (OHS) Year in Review – 2026 Updates
Read morePublic Procurers Beware: Ontario to Enforce Equivalent Treatment of OHS Management Systems
The Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025 (“WWA7”) became law on November 27, 2025. It amended section 7.6.1 of the OHSA by adding the Equivalency Requirement – the details of which would be subject to the OHSA’s regulations.[1] The WWA7 also empowered Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development inspectors to issue Administrative Monetary … Continued
Read moreFilling in (Some of) the Gaps: Ontario OHSA Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulation
In November 2025 the Ontario government empowered Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) inspectors to issue Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) for violations of the OHSA and its regulations – a significant enforcement change. However, at that time, most of the relevant details were left to a pending regulation. In our previous Advisor, we identified numerous … Continued
Read moreAdministrative Monetary Penalties: Yet Another Ontario OHS Inspector Enforcement Tool
On November 27, 2025, Bill 30, the Working for Workers Seven Act, 2025, received Royal Assent. In this seventh bill amending legislation applicable to workplaces, the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) has been amended to provide a new tool to the enforcement arsenal of Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (“MOL”) … Continued
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