The Ottawa and District Injured Workers Group

04/28/2024

To commemorate and remember the sacrifices made by persons killed or injured in the workplace.

The US and Canadian National Flags are at half-mast in several of the countries' states beginning from April 27. The lowering of flags is going to continue by the end of April 28 because of the National Day of Mourning. It is also known as, the Workers' Mourning Day. To commemorate and remember the....

04/28/2024

"It’s a day to mourn workers who have lost their lives, but also to renew the fight for safe and healthy workplaces, because a single death at work is one too many." - Adam D.K. King

While a solemn day to honour fallen workers, it is also a time to reaffirm our commitment to workplace safety.

04/28/2024

Today is the National Day of Mourning for all of those who have suffered injury or death from work.

We remember workers who have lost their lives, were injured, or became sick from working at their job or experienced a work-related tragedy.

Work should not harm, work should not kill.

We see you, we hear you.

11/16/2023

The Ottawa & District Injured Worker’s Group (ODIWG) has partnered with University Ottawa (Common Law) to provide students with a learning experience supporting Injured Workers. Students obtain 3 credits per semester towards their law degree.

After a student is accepted for the project then they complete the following tasks:

- Complete onboarding and review training materials.
- Familiarize with the (WSIB) web site, particularly its Operational Policy Manual (OPM), WSIAT and the CanLII Ontario web page and search functions.
- Review the Injured Worker case file and the decision of the WSIB.
- Identify the potential objection(s) and applicable time limits.
- Identify gaps in documentation (typically medical) to support the objection.
- Review the proposed objection with the ODIWG supervisor.
- Contact the injured worker and review the proposed objection, time limits and gaps in documentation that the Injured Worker needs to provide.
- Draft letters, submissions and affidavits or written statements in support of the worker’s appeal to the WSIB or WSIAT.
- Complete a final review of the objection with the ODIWG supervisor.
- Submit objection and monitor WSIB for response time limits and follow up as required.

07/19/2023

The driver hadn't been instructed on the company's proper procedure:

A Hamilton scrap metal company was fined $65,000 last month after part of a load of scrap metal fell on one of its employees in 2021 while they were trying to unload it from a trailer.

07/14/2023

To see the WSIAT's most recent Annual Report, visit this site:

https://www.wsiat.on.ca/en/publications/AnnualReport2022.pdf

The focus of this report is the WSIAT’s activities, financial
affairs and evolving administrative policies and practices.

07/13/2023

Mulder and other injured workers in Ontario are asking the provincial government to halt proposed changes to WSIB policies they say will make it harder for workers to receive compensation:

Hamilton's Marvin Mulder says his experience after being injured on the job has changed his outlook on work: had he known how challenging it is to deal with the workers' compensation system, he would have chosen a job with a lower likelihood of injury.

07/13/2023

“This new service with the CRA is a convenient option for business owners to take care of their WSIB account and file their business taxes in one user-friendly spot.” - Jeffrey Lang

Businesses in Ontario can now report and pay WSIB premiums through their Canada Revenue Agency My Business Account.

07/13/2023

Thirty people were on board the bus that ran off a forestry service road:

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - The union representing housekeepers at a pipeline camp who were involved in a bus crash near Prince George, B.C., on Friday says...

07/13/2023

The new requirements support a more effective and fair workers’ compensation system in the province.

Injured workers in British Columbia will be better supported to return to their job, or other suitable employment, through new requirements under the

07/13/2023

Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision:

Truck driver killed and one worker seriously injured in road side crash

07/13/2023

The company pled guilty to one violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations, 1996.

AGI Environtank has been fined a total of $2,100 after one of its workers was injured on the job in 2020. The company pled guilty to one violation of the