Second $2B surplus rebate of 2025 was credited to employer accounts by October 31

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has confirmed that a $2 billion surplus rebate, originally expected earlier this year, but delayed due to the agency’s labour disruption, has now been fully distributed to eligible Ontario businesses.

The rebate was credited to employer accounts by October 3. It marks the second surplus distribution this year and the third overall in the WSIB’s history.

“For the average business, it works out to about 61 per cent of the premiums they paid in 2024 being returned to them,” the WSIB said in a press release issued November 3.

The rebate was initially expected in June or July, according to prior internal communication. However, WSIB media spokesperson Christine A

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