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Ontario PCs intend to raise injured workers' compensation if re-elected
The Ontario government says it will raise compensation for workers injured on the job, but the proposed change won’t take effect until after the provincial election.
Province, WSIB launch occupational illness system review
The review will be conducted by the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. Its aim is to assess how occupational illnesses in Ontario are identified, monitored and prevented.
Coroner's inquest to examine 2018 death of man fatally injured at construction site
A coroner's inquest is set to examine the death of a man who was fatally injured while working at a Mississauga construction site.
Braeside company fined $60K for a fall that led to a worker’s death
ThermoEnergy Structures Inc. entered a guilty plea in a Belleville court for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Vaughan company fined $75,000 for on-site fall
Westdale Construction Co. Limited will pay the fine for its role in a site accident that led to a worker’s fall and critical injuries.