Ontario Expanding WSIB Coverage to More Frontline Care Workers

April 8, 2026

The government is taking action to strengthen workplace safety protections for 29,000 additional frontline care workers by extending mandatory Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) coverage to all privately operated residential care facilities, retirement homes and group homes.

This expansion closes a long-standing gap that has left thousands of workers without protection if they are injured or become ill on the job and is another step in our government’s plan to protect workers and build a more resilient Ontario.

News Releases:

En: Expanding WSIB Coverage

Fr: Élargissement de la couverture de la CSPAAT