2025 Summer Student Program

EMPLOYER: Workplace Safety and Insurance Board

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Where potential meets purpose.

The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is here to help. It’s a place where you can apply your potential to fulfill our purpose of helping people who are injured or made ill because of their work, and help businesses make their workplaces safe and healthy. Our people are at the heart of what we do. Bring your enthusiasm and expertise to the WSIB, and we’ll help you achieve your personal and professional goals through meaningful work, development opportunities, and a culture of compassion, integrity, and teamwork.

Summer Student Recruitment

The WSIB is committed to providing opportunities for students to gain meaningful hands-on work experience and to offer insight into future employment opportunities and career options within the WSIB. When you join the WSIB, you start to put your academic experience into practice as you work on challenging assignments and take ownership of projects. We also offer training programs for each stage of career advancement. Our learning and development programs are focused on developing the core competencies that reflect our organizational values and define the skills, knowledge, and behaviors we believe are critical to achieving personal and professional success.

We respect and value the diversity of our people. We strive to create an environment where employees can be themselves and where our differences are celebrated.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression.

The Operations team deals directly with people who’ve been injured or become ill because of work. We provide our customers with the best possible service through claim adjudication, ensuring payment, return-to-work services, and managing access to health services.

Some areas that have hired summer students include:

• Accessibility Office
• Account Services
• Claims Registration
• Corporate Compliance
• Health and Safety Program Design and Enablement

The Information Technology team manages and supports the applications, systems, devices, and networks used by all of us here at the WSIB. This team also partners with other business areas to develop and launch digital solutions to support our business processes.

Some areas that have hired summer students include:

• Business and Advanced Analytics
• Corporate Services and Finance
• Customer and Digital Experience
• Information Management Shared Service
• Injured Persons and Providers Service Excellence

Finance is responsible for the financial health and stewardship of the WSIB, and accountable for the funds required to support injured and ill people in their recovery and return to work.

Some areas that have hired summer students include:

• Cash Disbursements
• Loss of Retirement Income
• Quality Assurance
• Treasury

People

The People team provides comprehensive human resources advice and services to the organization, enabling strategic business outcomes through our people.

Some areas that have hired summer students include:

• Communications
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Business Ethics
• Employee Labour Relations
• HR Analytics
• Language Services
• Learning and Development
• Talent Acquisition

Governance

The Governance team supports, educates, and champions effective governance across the WSIB.

Some areas that have hired summer students include:

• Legal Services
• Office of the President

Strategy and Risk

The Strategy and Risk team acts as the strategic driver for the WSIB.

Some areas that have hired summer students include:

• Corporate Performance Measurement
• Emergency Management Business Continuity
• Real Estate and Facilities Management Services
• Strategy and Planning

Professional Requirements and Qualifications

Applicants must be:

• Legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Currently a post-secondary student enrolled as a full-time student in a recognized institution in September 2025.
• Within 6 months of their graduation date.
• Available to work for the entire duration of the summer (May 5, 2025 – August 29, 2025).

All applications must include the following:

• Resume and cover letter in a single MS Word or PDF document
• Copy of your most recent GPA transcript
• Proof of enrollment for the September 2024 and/or 2025 school year

Summer Student Recruitment Timeline

Applications open November 20, 2024 - January 10, 2025

Resume screening and objective competency testing January - February, 2025

Interviews January - March, 2025

Offers February - March 2025

Start date/orientation May 5, 2025

To apply for this position, please visit our website between November 20, 2024 and January 10, 2025.

As a precondition of employment, the WSIB requires all prospective candidates to undergo a criminal records name check prior to or at any time following hire.

The WSIB is an equal opportunity employer and provides accommodation for job applicants in accordance with the Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

If you are invited to participate in the assessment process, please provide your accommodation needs at that time.

Employees of the WSIB have important ethical responsibilities, including the obligation to place the public interest above personal interests. Job applicants are therefore required to disclose any circumstance that could result in a real, potential, or perceived conflict of interest.

Privacy Statement

Personal information will be collected from your resume, application, cover letter, and/or references under the authority of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, 1997.

START DATE: 05/05/2025