Health And Safety Excellence program

Our program provides businesses with the opportunity to invest in their workplace health and safety and improve their workplace culture. The program helps businesses create a healthier and safer workplace, which could result in lower premium rates, earning rebates and recognition.

All Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 businesses with an active WSIB account number are eligible to participate. See our program guidelines for specific program criteria.

Schedule 2 businesses will be able to participate in the program (i.e., develop an action plan and receive validation on topics completed) however will not receive a financial rebate as they do not pay premiums. Schedule 2 businesses will receive non-financial recognition for their achievements (i.e., topics and levels they complete).

Under the 2020 premium rate-setting model, businesses will fall into one of two categories of predictability based on their ability to influence their premium rate through their health and safety experience:

Businesses with 20% or less predictability will receive 2% of their total annual WSIB premiums (based on previous calendar year premiums at the time of rebate calculation) per health and safety topic successfully completed and verified by a WSIB validator.

Businesses with greater than 20% predictability will receive 1.4% of their total annual WSIB premiums (based on previous calendar year premiums at the time of rebate calculation) per health and safety topic successfully completed and verified by a WSIB validator.

The amount you receive in rebates from the program depends on how many health and safety topics you complete, the size of your business and your WSIB premiums for the previous year.

Businesses can choose to complete up to five topics in their health and safety action plan and will typically receive a minimum rebate of $1,000 up to a maximum of $50,000 per completed topic. Please note though, that the most you'll receive in rebates, regardless of how many topics you complete, is equal to the amount of your WSIB premiums the previous year. For example, if a business completes five topics but their premiums were $4,000 last year, they would earn a rebate of $4,000.

However, for 2023, smaller businesses (1-99 full-time employees) can earn double the health and safety rebates, plus $1,000 for their health and safety plan. So, that small business that would normally only be eligible for up to $4,000 is now able to earn up to $9,000 - up to $8,000 in rebates, plus the additional $1,000 for their health and safety plan.

We offer the Health and Safety Excellence program in English only. To find a provider that offers the full program in French, please contact the WSIB at healthandsafetyexcellence@wsib.on.ca and they’ll recommend the provider(s) that best matches your needs.

Nous offrons le programme Excellence en santé et sécurité en anglais seulement. Pour trouver un prestataire qui offre tout le programme en français, veuillez communiquer avec la WSIB à excellenceensanteetsecurite@wsib.on.ca et elle vous recommandera le ou les prestataires qui correspondent le plus à vos besoins.