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The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is the workplace compensation board for provincially regulated workplaces in Ontario.As an agency of the Ontario government, the WSIB operates "at arm's length" from the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development and is solely funded by employer premiums, administration fees, and investment revenue.
Thirdly, employer must pay at least 50% of the full-time employee's premium costs. [8] However, employers are not required to offer coverage to part-time employees (work fewer than 30 works/week) or dependents, or to seasonal workers who aren't considered full-time employees unless they work more than 120 days during the tax year. [9]
The Ontario Health Premium (OHP) is a component of Ontario's Personal Income Tax system. The OHP is based on taxable income for a taxation year. As of May 2010, an Ontario resident with taxable income (i.e., income after subtracting allowable deductions) of $21,000 pays $60 per year. With a taxable income of $22,000, the premium doubles to $120.
has retiree health coverage, such as from a previous employer. is under 65 years of age, has a disability, has a group health plan, and works for a company with fewer than 100 employees.
Each province has residency and physical presence requirements to qualify for health care coverage. For example, to qualify for coverage in Ontario, with certain exceptions, one must be physically present in Ontario for 153 days in any given 12-month period. Most provinces require 183 days of physical presence in any given 12-month period.
The cost of health coverage through work jumped this year, in part because of inflation, according to a survey of U.S. employers. Premiums for both family and single plans climbed 7% after barely ...
Ontario, the country's most populous province, is a major manufacturing and trade hub with extensive linkages to the northeastern and midwestern United States. The economies of Alberta , Saskatchewan , Newfoundland and Labrador and the territories rely heavily on natural resources .
Until the 2009–2010 fiscal year, Ontario was the only province to have never received equalization payments. In 2009–2010, due to the global Great Recession, Ontario began to receive equalization payments [16] with its first payment amounting to $347-million. [53] The equalization formula is "based on a three-year average of economic growth".