Employer Costs and Penalties Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB’s) new classification structure The WSIB’s new premium rate-setting model is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The WSIB’s classification system has 35 WSIB classes and subclasses (referred to here as “classes”) that are listed in Schedule 1, Part I of Ontario Regulation…
Coverage Who is covered by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (WSIA) Workers are covered by the WSIA. A “worker” includes anyone employed under a contract of service or apprenticeship with an employer that is required to have Workplace Safety and insurance Board (WSIB) coverage because its industry is included either in Schedule 1,…
Registration Who needs to register with the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) If you hire workers, including family members or apprentices, you must register with the WSIB within 10 days of hiring your first worker. Registration for independent operators (IOs) / contractors who do not supply construction services If you have no employees, and…