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Ontario legislation would extend WSIB coverage to 29,000 more care workers

by Todd Humber
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The Ontario government has introduced proposed legislation that would extend mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage to about 29,000 frontline workers at privately operated residential care facilities, retirement homes and group homes. The change would close a gap that has lef...

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Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at HR News Canada, published by North Wall Media.

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