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The rate is C$1.23 per C$100 in 2026 and C$2.35 in 2018, according to the province. The change is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. Employers’ individual rates may differ, so the board-wide average does not tell any particular business what it will pay.","The government estimates that the reduction will save employers C$160 million during 2027. Ontario says the reduction applies to more than 80 per cent of premium-paying businesses. These are estimates and coverage statements from the provincial announcement, not a count of each employer’s realized savings. Individual amounts depend on insurable payroll and the applicable rate for the employer’s classification and experience.","WSIB provides workplace injury insurance and related services for about 5.6 million workers across more than 330,000 insured businesses and workplaces in Ontario, according to the release. Employers fund the system through premiums. The average premium is therefore a system-wide reference point, while an employer’s actual bill is determined under the board’s classification and rate rules. The release gives no distribution of the 2027 reductions across industries or firm sizes.","The rate decline follows earlier changes: the provincial source lists C$2.35 per C$100 of insurable payroll in 2018, C$1.23 in 2026 and C$1.18 in 2027. Comparing those nominal rates shows a lower average schedule over time, but the announcement does not provide inflation-adjusted figures, total payroll, claim-cost changes or a decomposition of why the rate moved. It also says the Ontario average is nearly 30 per cent below the national average, without supplying the underlying comparison table.","Employers are expected to access their individual 2027 premium-rate statements through WSIB online services beginning in November 2026. That means the October announcement provides an average and an expected aggregate savings estimate, while the business-level amount will be confirmed on each employer’s statement. The source also situates the change among wider provincial support measures, but those programs are separate and should not be added to the C$160 million figure.","The decision is a change to the board’s average premium schedule, not a wage subsidy or a direct payment to workers. The release does not report the number of claims, injury rates, employer payroll growth, or subsequent workplace-safety outcomes. The key verifiable comparison is the stated average rate for 2026 and 2027, with C$160 million described as the government’s estimate of employer savings for that calendar year."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"CA","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":{"ar":"السنة","de":"Jahr","en":"Year","es":"Año","fr":"Année","pt":"Ano","tr":"Yıl"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"rate","label":{"ar":"النسبة المئوية من الأجور القابلة للتأمين","de":"Prozent der versicherbaren Lohnsumme","en":"Percent of insurable payroll","es":"Porcentaje de la nómina asegurable","fr":"Pourcentage de la masse salariale assurable","pt":"Percentual da folha segurável","tr":"Sigortalanabilir bordronun yüzdesi"},"type":"number","unit":"percent"}],"description":{"ar":"المعدلات المتوسطة المعلنة في أونتاريو للأجور القابلة للتأمين.","de":"Gemeldete Ontario-Durchschnittssätze für versicherbare Lohnsummen.","en":"Ontario average rates reported for insurable payroll.","es":"Tasas medias de Ontario informadas para la nómina asegurable.","fr":"Taux moyens ontariens déclarés pour la masse salariale assurable.","pt":"Taxas médias informadas por Ontário para folha segurável.","tr":"Sigortalanabilir bordro için Ontario ortalama oranları."},"id":"wsib-average-premium-rates","methodology":{"ar":"يذكر المصدر المبلغ بالدولار الكندي لكل 100 دولار كندي من الأجور القابلة للتأمين. وتُعرض النسبة بين العملة نفسها مئوياً: 1.18/100 = 1.18%. لم يُجر تحويل للعملات. وقيمة 2027 هي متوسط المعدل المعلن الذي يسري في 1 يناير.","de":"Die Quelle nennt kanadische Dollar je 100 kanadische Dollar versicherbarer Lohnsumme. Dieses Verhältnis derselben Währung wird als Prozentsatz dargestellt: 1,18/100 = 1,18 %. Es erfolgt keine Währungsumrechnung. Der Wert für 2027 ist der angekündigte, ab 1. Januar geltende Durchschnittssatz.","en":"The source reports CAD charged per CAD100 of insurable payroll. This same-currency ratio is expressed as a percentage: CAD1.18/CAD100 = 1.18%. No currency conversion is applied. The 2027 value is the announced average rate effective January 1.","es":"La fuente informa dólares canadienses por cada 100 dólares canadienses de nómina asegurable. Esa razón en la misma moneda se expresa como porcentaje: 1,18/100 = 1,18%. No se aplica conversión de divisas. El valor de 2027 es la tasa media anunciada que entra en vigor el 1 de enero.","fr":"La source indique un montant en dollars canadiens par tranche de 100 dollars canadiens de masse salariale assurable. Ce rapport dans une même monnaie est exprimé en pourcentage : 1,18/100 = 1,18 %. Aucune conversion de devises. La valeur 2027 est le taux moyen annoncé applicable au 1er janvier.","pt":"A fonte informa dólares canadenses por C$ 100 de folha segurável. Essa razão na mesma moeda é expressa como percentual: 1,18/100 = 1,18%. Não há conversão cambial. O valor de 2027 é a taxa média anunciada com vigência em 1º de janeiro.","tr":"Kaynağın her 100 C$ sigortalanabilir bordro için verdiği C$ tutarı aynı para birimindeki bir orandır: 1,18 C$/100 C$ = %1,18. Döviz dönüşümü yapılmamıştır. 2027 değeri 1 Ocak’ta uygulanacak açıklanmış ortalama orandır."},"rowTranslations":[{"year":{"ar":"متوسط 2018","de":"Durchschnitt 2018","en":"2018 average","es":"promedio de 2018","fr":"moyenne 2018","pt":"média de 2018","tr":"2018 ortalama"}},{"year":{"ar":"متوسط 2026","de":"Durchschnitt 2026","en":"2026 average","es":"promedio de 2026","fr":"moyenne 2026","pt":"média de 2026","tr":"2026 ortalama"}},{"year":{"ar":"متوسط 2027","de":"Durchschnitt 2027","en":"2027 average","es":"promedio de 2027","fr":"moyenne 2027","pt":"média de 2027","tr":"2027 ortalama"}}],"rows":[{"rate":2.35,"year":"2018 average"},{"rate":1.23,"year":"2026 average"},{"rate":1.18,"year":"2027 average"}],"sourceUrls":["https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1008174/ontario-saving-businesses-160-million-as-wsib-lowers-premiums"],"title":{"ar":"متوسط معدلات أقساط WSIB","de":"Durchschnittliche WSIB-Beitragssätze","en":"WSIB average premium rates","es":"Tasas medias de primas de la 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The rate is C$1.23 per C$100 in 2026 and C$2.35 in 2018, according to the province. The change is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2027. Employers’ individual rates may differ, so the board-wide average does not tell any particular business what it will pay.\n\nThe government estimates that the reduction will save employers C$160 million during 2027. Ontario says the reduction applies to more than 80 per cent of premium-paying businesses. These are estimates and coverage statements from the provincial announcement, not a count of each employer’s realized savings. Individual amounts depend on insurable payroll and the applicable rate for the employer’s classification and experience.\n\nWSIB provides workplace injury insurance and related services for about 5.6 million workers across more than 330,000 insured businesses and workplaces in Ontario, according to the release. Employers fund the system through premiums. 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