Judicial review dismissed; WSIAT reasonably found off-duty paramedic injured while assisting emergency was in course of employment.
The applicant municipality sought judicial review of a Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal (WSIAT) decision granting workers' compensation benefits to an off-duty paramedic.
The paramedic injured his bicep while assisting on-duty paramedics with a medical emergency at a music festival.
The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding that WSIAT reasonably applied the 'place, time and activity' criteria from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board's policy to conclude the injury occurred in the course of employment.
The Corporation of the County of Simcoe v. Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal, 2018 ONSC 1319