Table 2 Social Security Supports to SE’d workers in Ontario, Canada

Supports that cover /required for all SE’d workers

• Ontario Disability Support Program

• Ontario Works

• Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP)

• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (workers’ compensation, among SE’d, required participation for construction workers only)

• Canada Pension Plan (Federal)

• Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) (Federal)

• OHIP+ (for age 24 and younger)

Supports that are available to SE’d workers only if they opt in and pay a premium

• Employment Insurance Special Benefits (Federal)

• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (workers’ compensation, for all occupations except construction)