Ontario launching new plan to track job-related illnesses
Tens of thousands of Ontario workers were compensated last year after getting sick from exposure to toxins on the job, yet a new report commissioned by Premier Doug Ford's government says many cases of workplace-related illness are being missed.
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Tens of thousands of Ontario workers were compensated last year after getting sick from exposure to toxins on the job, yet a new report commissioned by Premier Doug Ford's government says many cases of workplace-related illness are being missed.