How and when must I report a workplace injury or illness?

Workers' compensation benefits are payments for injuries or diseases that are related to the work you were doing.

To make a claim for benefits, you need to report the injury or illness to the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).

Report within 6 months

You must report your injury or illness to the WSIB as soon as possible and no later than 6 months after it happens.

To do this, you must fill out and send in an online form called Worker's Report of Injury/Disease (Form 6). It's also called Report your injury or illness. You start by answering questions and creating a WSIB online services account at Report an injury, illness or exposure incident.

If you already have a WSIB online services account, you can log in and report your injury or illness directly.

Or, you can call the WSIB at 1-800-387-0750 to report by phone. For TTY, call 711.

You should do this even if your employer or doctor has already reported your injury or illness to the WSIB.

You might not know right away that you were injured or sick. If this happens, you must call or send in the online report to a claim with the WSIB. And you must do this within 6 months from the day you find out that your injury or illness is related to work.

For more information, see Step 2.

After 6 months

If 6 months have passed, file your claim with the WSIB and explain why you did not file it earlier. Read more in Step 1.