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Ontario stands fully covered: its own filings and guidance stand in the books beside the federal ones.
Who is paid, and in what role, decides the duties that ride on the payment: the slips, the withholdings, the coverage.
Who is paid, and in what role, decides the duties that ride on the payment — in Ontario, workplace coverage with the WSIB stands among them. Binds: Ontario employers; the slips and withholdings bind every Canadian payer.
The law’s own words
“Employers that are mandatorily covered under Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 must … provide information to the WSIB about their business operations within 10 calendar days of the date the first worker begins employment …”
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 — WSIB Operational Policy Manual, Registration (14-02-02) · Read it at WSIB · Verified 2026-11-08
“Subject to the articles or the by-laws, the directors may fix the remuneration of the directors, officers and employees of the corporation.”
Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, s. 47(1) · Read it at Ontario · Verified 2026-11-08
“Subject to the by-laws, a director, an officer or a member of a corporation may receive reasonable remuneration and expenses for any services to the corporation that he or she performs in any other capacity.”
Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, s. 47(2) · Read it at Ontario · Verified 2026-11-08
Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997 (Ontario) — WSIB registration
“Employers that are mandatorily covered under Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 must … provide information to the WSIB about their business operations within 10 calendar days of the date the first worker begins employment …” “Subject to the articles or the by-laws, the directors may fix the remuneration of the directors, officers and employees of the corporation.” “Subject to the by-laws, a director, an officer or a member of a corporation may receive reasonable remuneration and expenses for any services to the corporation that he or she performs in any other capacity.”
Source: WSIB Operational Policy Manual, Registration (14-02-02); Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, ss. 47(1), 47(2) · Checked 2026-11-10