Legal permit
WSIB registration (Ontario)
WSIB registration (Ontario) — legal permit, Ontario. It binds most Ontario businesses, from the day they hire their first employee. Some sectors (for example banking, insurance, travel agencies, hairdressing) are exempt from mandatory registration, with optional coverage available.
- Jurisdiction
- Ontario
- Record class
- Legal permit
- Instrument
- Registration
- Last verified
Where this applies
This record is scoped to Ontario. Scope is part of the claim: a rule that binds one part of a country does not bind the whole of it, and this library states the scope its sources state.
Instrument
Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) registration requirement
Who it binds
Most Ontario businesses, from the day they hire their first employee. Some sectors (for example banking, insurance, travel agencies, hairdressing) are exempt from mandatory registration, with optional coverage available.
What it requires
An Ontario employer has 10 calendar days from the day it hires its first employee to register with the WSIB, the province's workplace injury insurance board. Some sectors are not required to register and may instead choose optional coverage.
Route to the authority
Last verified:
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