Meredith Act (Fair Compensation for Injured Workers), 2026
Sponsored by Vaugeois, Lise, Gates, Wayne, West, Jamie · Second Reading Vote
- Replaces the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 with the new Meredith Act (Fair Compensation for Injured Workers), 2025
- Sets lost-earnings compensation at 90 per cent of a worker's deemed income, indexed to inflation each year
- Creates the Workers' Compensation Commission of Ontario to administer benefits and collect employer premiums
- Establishes the Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal of Ontario to hear disputes over Commission decisions
- Requires the Commission to cover medically appropriate treatment, medication, devices, education and retraining for injured workers
- Protects injured workers' jobs, requiring employers to accommodate them up to undue hardship
- Sets a six-year transition period to review and reassess all workers currently receiving benefits under the old Act