Stand up for Injured Workers
May 1, 2026
Your voice matters – stand up for Injured Workers
Bill 105 is called the “Protecting Ontario’s Workers and Economic Resilience Act, 2026,” and while the Bill has a great name, it’s hiding a definite anti-worker agenda.
UFCW Locals 175 & 633 is concerned with other proposed changes in this piece of legislation. Bill 105 contains an increase to the Loss of Earnings (LOE) for injured workers – a great step forward – but it would also end the 72-month lock-in on benefits for injured workers. Removing that lock-in strips away income stability for injured workers who are already in a precarious economic position. Workers with permanent disabilities and other marginalized workers will bear the brunt of this change.
This legislation also needs stronger protections for older workers including raising the retirement age to receive LOE benefits to at least the age of 70, or at least five years post-injury, so that WSIB can truly cover all working people.
And right now, this Bill is poised to move forward without any oversight or accountability yet again – maybe as soon as May 4.
Any reduction in WSIB benefits ultimately means increased costs to our public programs to support and provide for injured workers even though it’s the WSIB’s job to provide that support.
Don’t let changes to worker protections move forward without accountability. Add your voice. Demand public hearings. Stand up for injured workers.