Ontario Strengthening Protections for Firefighters

The government will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, will ensure wildland firefighters, investigators, and volunteers have the same presumptive WSIB coverage for cancers, heart injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that municipal firefighters do. The government will also propose to expand presumptive coverage to firefighters and fire investigators for skin cancer and lower the service time required for firefighters to receive compensation from 15 to 10 years, bringing Ontario to the most generous level in the country.

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En: Protections for Firefighters

Fr: Protections pour les pompiers