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Canada NAFTA termination would have modest impact on economy: Conference Board of Canada, CBC News «Business as usual» at Toys R Us Canada amid reports of U.S. liquidation, CTV News New law to make employers accountable for temp worker injuries, Toronto Star
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The bill also proposes to remove the impact of the costs associated with a temporary worker's injury from the temp agency's experience rating and place it with the employer who hired the worker.
As the the temp agency is considered by the WSIB as the worker's employer if they are hurt on the job, the practice of experience rating means it is the agency which is liable for higher premiums based on injury claims rates, not the client employer.
While inadequate health and safety training is a factor behind higher injury rates, research for Toronto's Institute for Work and Health also suggests that companies contract out risky work to temps because of financial incentives under the current workers» compensation system.