Ontario. Office of the Employer Adviser

• Office of the Employer Adviser

Established on October 1, 1985 as a result of the Bill 101: An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act, the Office of the Employer Adviser was orignally an agency of the Ministry. In 1989, it was placed administratively under the Labour Policy and Programs Division. In 1991 it moved to the Industrial Relations Division, which became the Labour Management Services Division. Since 1994 it has reverted back to agency status. It has offices in the various regions of the province.

The Office of the Employer Adviser (OEA) provides advisory services to employers registered with the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) by responding to queries, assisting in appeal initiation and representing clients before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal. Through training and education programs and a regular publications series, the OEA enables employers to become more self-reliant in the management of WSIB claims. In addition the OEA advocates on policy matters within the government on behalf of employers by communicating their concerns and recommendations to the appropriate administrative authorities.

An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Act, RSO 1985.

RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

KWIC Index to Government Services; Government of Ontario Telephone Directory, various years; Canadiana Name Authority 518835.

Archivist(s):
John Dirks