Eligible businesses in Thunder Bay and area will receive a portion of $17 million in surplus funds from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB).

On Monday, the WSIB announced the return of another $2 billion in surplus funds to eligible safe Ontario businesses, each of which received its portion by Oct. 31. The fall rebate is the second surplus distribution this year and the third in the WSIB's history.

The portions returned equate to about 61 per cent of the premiums paid by average businesses in 2024.

In Thunder Bay, the fall $17 million is in addition to a spring rebate of $18 million, totalling $25 million in 2025.

"Our job is to help people recover and safely return to work after an injury, and we're doing it better than ever," Jeff Lang, WSIB president and chief executive

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