[OHC] Press Conference & Fact Checker: Patients who have been extra-billed thousands of dollars in private clinics join us to call out Ford’s claims

Please review the following messages below to learn more about the real costs of "no extra costs" for privatized healthcare".  Do what you can whether it is a call to your MPP or a letter to the editor or join rallies or other actions to stop the privatization of our healthcare.  Ford and his cronies … Continue reading [OHC] Press Conference & Fact Checker: Patients who have been extra-billed thousands of dollars in private clinics join us to call out Ford’s claims

Ontario Expanding Cancer Coverage for Firefighters

https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002778/ontario-expanding-cancer-coverage-for-firefighters News release March 3rd 2023 "When anybody is facing a work-related illness, we are here to help. Our team gets to work as quickly as possible to help people and this change will help us get started faster for firefighters and fire investigators with thyroid and pancreatic cancers. "- Jeffery LangPresident and CEO of … Continue reading Ontario Expanding Cancer Coverage for Firefighters

Canada Housing Benefit payment that is currently available to low-income folks.

Here is more information about this new, temporary housing benefit - rent subsidy. one-time $500 Canada Housing Benefit payment that is currently available to low-income folks.  Because so many injured workers live on a low income, they should check this out if they are renters or if they live in a room and board situation.   This benefit is a … Continue reading Canada Housing Benefit payment that is currently available to low-income folks.

In the Canadian Legal Newswire

Why WSIB cost-of-living adjustment is being challenged in court? The Ontario Network of Injured Workers Groups (ONIWG) has filed a court application challenging the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board’s (WSIB) cost-of-living adjustment for 2022 https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/why-wsib-cost-of-living-adjustment-is-being-challenged-in-court/372423?utm_source=GA&e=YmlyZC5wZXRlci5kQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ&utm_medium=20221219&utm_campaign=CLW-Newsletter-20221219&utm_content=4C08DF3F-6D6E-4881-AC7D-EB6AC0519205&tu=4C08DF3F-6D6E-4881-AC7D-EB6AC0519205