Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Injured Workers Support Group
Thunder Bay (300km)
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Office: 807-622-8897
150 Castlegreen Dr
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 7T9
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 7T9
Short Description
*Modified* Meetings every Tuesday morning from 10 am-12 noon via Zoom - to join in send an email to tbiwsg@gmail.com for zoom link
Office is closed due to COVID-19; Volunteers are taking messages from office voicemail 5 days a week; strive to return calls within 1 day
Office is closed due to COVID-19; Volunteers are taking messages from office voicemail 5 days a week; strive to return calls within 1 day
- Provides public education on workers compensation issues
- Offers peer support to injured workers and family members
- Participates in law reform to make the system work better for all workers
- Educates people on their rights and responsibilities under the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIB)
- Facilitates peer counselling and open public meetings free of charge
- Advises injured workers as to what options are open to them and how they can work with the WSIB process on a variety of programs
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Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
Thunder Bay (302km)
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Office: 416-344-1000
1113 Jade Court, Suite 200
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6V3
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6V3
Short Description
- Oversees Ontario's workplace safety education and training system
- Administers the province's no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information for employers
- Provides loss of earnings benefits and health care coverage for workers
- Monitors the quality of health care
- Assists in early and safe return to work for workers who are injured on the job or contract an occupational disease
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