Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. Periodically we have to go back in time and piece together what occurred on the day of the alleged event. The worker will say that a witness was their co-worker at the time and that his name is so-and-so. He might not be working for the employer anymore, but that might be a

Veterans Affairs committee  It's embedded in our legislation that both parties have a requirement to co-operate in the return-to-work planning. The employer has an obligation, once they hear what a worker's abilities are, to review their workplace to determine what jobs and duties could be offered to that e

Veterans Affairs committee  They're meaningful. That's why we have the on-the-job planning right there that's signed off on by everyone. Everyone knows what the duties are, and the hours, the responsibilities, and the barriers, and what the problems are. It's a form of about six pages or so that they fill o

Veterans Affairs committee  Not at this time.

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. It is being looked at.

Veterans Affairs committee  The government is looking at legislation to expand the roster of jobs. I believe that nurses are part of that expansion.

Veterans Affairs committee  We still go down the same channels. I'm going to consult my notes, because there are three specific criteria that we look at. First of all, we're looking for an event—typically a significant event—that's clearly and precisely identifiable and wasn't cumulative, but was typically

Veterans Affairs committee  If there's no physical injury?

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. That would meet the criteria. Even if they weren't physically injured themselves, but they were in a horrific event—for example, being a driver on the subway when someone jumps on the tracks, etc.—we would again go through the basics. Was this normal for them? Was there an i

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes. You have a couple of things there. One is in terms of how we.... It's common, unfortunately, that many people don't have a family physician in the traditional sense, but we accept very different forms of health care, such as physiotherapists, and chiropractors.... There's a

Veterans Affairs committee  I'm familiar with that challenge. There are a variety of challenges around a psychologist treating anyone, particularly someone who's injured. If, for example, the extent of our entitlement is limited, the psychologist has a duty to continue to treat this individual, perhaps with

Veterans Affairs committee  I don't have a comprehensive answer other than that.

Veterans Affairs committee  Well, we are already civilians, so if you're injured on the job in Ontario, you are already a civilian; you're not within the military. Maybe I'd look at it from a different perspective. My lens is employment and employers, so who's the employer here? I guess in this case, it's t

Veterans Affairs committee  I would look at the government and say if you can't work in this department of the government or you can't work on this line at GM, then why can't you work on this other line at GM? GM is paying the cost for this claim, so if you can't build tires, then maybe you can fix the radi

Veterans Affairs committee  Yes, there's employment counselling and planning, but we're always working on the rehabilitation side, in terms of their going back to work, and goal setting. We collaboratively set a goal. For example, if it's not going to work with their employer, if they have shut down and the