The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board
(“WSIB”) offers coverage to employees
who contract COVID-19 while working on the job. To determine
whether the COVID-19 claim is work-related, the WSIB will look at
details like the person's employment activities, their
symptoms, and whether their work significantly contributed to their
illness.
As of November 20, 2020, there have been approximately 8,964
COVID-19 related claims. Approximately 74% of these claims have
been allowed. Most claims are in the Nursing and Residential care
facilities, Agriculture, and Hospitals sectors.
To allow a claim, there must be evidence that the person has
COVID-19 and that the nature of the worker's employment
created an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 beyond the risk
that exists to the public. The decision-maker will evaluate claims
on a case-by-case basis considering evidence in relation to the
above factors but also other information that might impact
decision-making, e.g. the
