WorkSafeNB will hold its 2026 average assessment rate at $1.10 per $100 of payroll while returning $53.2 million to eligible New Brunswick …
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WSIB cuts premium rates to lowest level in 50 years for Ontario businesses
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will reduce average premium rates for Ontario businesses to $1.23 per $100 of insurable payroll in …
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Delivery driver’s firing was retaliation for raising vehicle safety concerns: B.C. tribunal
A British Columbia delivery company took prohibited action against a worker when it fired her shortly after she complained about safety issues …
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Nova Scotia WCB’s duty to co-operate rules take effect July 15 in bid to improve return-to-work
Nova Scotia employers and injured workers will face new legal obligations starting July 15, when the province’s Duty to Cooperat legislation comes …
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WSIB reaches tentative deal with union to end labour disruption
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has reached a tentative agreement with the Ontario Compensation Employees Union, potentially ending a weeks-long labour …
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Prince Edward Island has expanded presumptive cancer coverage for firefighters to include five additional cancer types, bringing the total number of recognized …
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FeaturedOpinionWorkplace Safety & OHS
Ruff justice: When workplace injuries force impossible choices for dog lovers
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberIn the John Wick movies, Keanu Reeves plays a retired assassin whose world crumbles when thugs kill his beloved beagle — the …
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WSIB offers above-inflation wages as strike with union continues
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe Workplace Safety and Insurance Board says it has put forward above-inflation wage increases and improved benefits as contract talks with striking …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
WCB data shows slight increase in injuries in Saskatchewan Rivers school board
By Michael Oleksyn | Prince Albert Daily Herald The number of workplace incidents causing injury in the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division increased …
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The Workers’ Compensation Board of Alberta (WCB) has announced an increase to the claim cost threshold for no-time-lost (NTL) claims, which will …