Ontario – Mark Holland, health Minister said on Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month: Every day across Canada, firefighters risk their lives to keep us safe. January is Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month, a time to recognize cancer as the leading cause of job-related deaths for firefighters in Canada. Firefighters’ dangerous work often exposes them to toxic chemicals from burning materials and firefighting …
HAMILTON – The Ontario government will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, will expand presumptive coverage for firefighters in the case of primary-site kidney cancer by reducing the required duration of service from 20 to 10 years, which would be the lowest duration of service in Canada. The province will also propose to remove the requirement that a firefighter’s primary-site colorectal …
Province expanding coverage for occupational cancer, heart injuries, and PTSD to help safeguard the health and safety of frontline heroes BRANTFORD – The Ontario government will soon introduce legislation that, if passed, will ensure wildland firefighters and investigators have the same presumptive WSIB coverage for cancers, heart injuries, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that municipal firefighters do. The province is also proposing …
