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Employers who contract with other companies to provide services such as janitorial, electrical, or security will be held responsible for the injury costs of the other company’s injured workers for the duration of the contract if the other company is unregistered or in default with the WSIB.

The WSIB may also hold you responsible for any unpaid premiums owed by the contractor on wages paid to his/her workers during the duration of the contract. You may deduct from money payable to the contractor the amount for which the contractor is liable.

The only way to ensure this will not occur is to require a clearance from contractors.