Glossary - Employment and Work

In Injured at work

To file something means giving it to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and following the rules about how to do this.

In Migrant workers

If you’re a temporary foreign worker in Canada, financial abuse means that your employer does things like:

• not pay you when they’re supposed to
• take your money
• make you do something with your money or credit cards that you don’t want to do
• charge you fees for to hire you or to find you other work

In Employment and Work, Income Assistance

Financial assistance is money you get from Ontario Works (OW) to help pay for living expenses, like housing and food.

It also helps pay for some prescription drugs and may help pay for some dental services. And some people can get:

• extra money to help pay for a special diet
• other benefits, such as costs for travelling to medical appointments

In Employment and Work

First aid means treating yourself or having someone at work treat you. Some examples are:

• cleaning minor cuts, scrapes, or scratches
• treating a minor burn
• applying bandages, a cold compress, or an ice bag
• putting on a splint at your workplace

First aid also includes changing a bandage at a follow-up appointment if this does not lead to further treatment.