Can you receive wsib and cpp

Also, your dependent children may be eligible for a monthly child benefit from CPP if you are approved for a disability benefit. The monthly children's benefit has no effect on your WCB wage loss benefits. CPP disability benefits are taxable.

However, if this is your only taxable income, the tax implications should be reduced due to the basic personal tax credit on both provincial and federal taxes. CPP disability benefits are considered a collateral benefit, which means you cannot receive wage loss benefits from the WCB and CPP disability benefits for the same work related injury or illness.

The WCB would adjust your wage loss benefits. However, the combined total amount of the two benefits each month is normally more than what you would receive if you were only collecting WCB wage loss benefits. If you are approved for CPP disability benefits, typically your entitlement will be back-dated and cover a time period that you had previously received WCB wage loss benefits.

This means the worker's benefits are the same as if they had been granted with the facts available at the time of the original decision. This policy applies to all LOE benefits payable for entitlement periods on or after March 1, , for all accidents on or after January 1, This policy applies to all FEL benefits payable for entitlement periods on or after March 1, , for accidents from January 2, to December 31, This document was previously published as: dated August 1, dated June 1, Operational Policy Manual.

Application Date. April 9, Document Number. Failure to report the material change to WSIB as soon as possible can result in some very serious consequences.

For more information, see Material Change in Circumstances. This page location is:. Cancel Submit. August It is not legal advice about a particular situation and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified representative.

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