The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (“WSIB”) has announced it will begin distributing $2 billion in surplus rebates to eligible Schedule 1 employers in October 2025. This follows a previous rebate in Spring 2025 and promises to help Ontario businesses deal with ongoing economic uncertainty.
An eligible employer will receive the rebate as a credit to its account, and the credit will be automatically applied against future premiums owed. If an employer is up-to-date with its premium payment and reporting obligations, it can request a cheque for any credit(s) on its account.
The Fall rebate is expected to equal approximately 61% of premiums the employer reported in 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
To receive the Fall rebate, an employer must meet all of the following eligibility requirements:
- Have an active account and premium payment obligations as of May 1, 2025.
- Had premium obligations in 2024.
- Have not been convicted of a Workplace Safety and Insurance Act or an Occupational Health and Safety Act offence in 2024 or 2025 and have not been convicted of more than one such proceeding between 2020 and 2025.
- Have not had a traumatic workplace fatality attributed to the employer in 2024 or 2025 or have not had more than one traumatic workplace fatality attributed to the employer between 2020 and 2025.
- Must not be affiliated, through common ownership, with an employer that is ineligible for the rebate due to the convictions or fatality criteria outlined above.
To learn more and for assistance with any workplace safety and insurance matter, contact your Sherrard Kuzz LLP lawyer, or info@sherrardkuzz.com
