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Employment LawWorkplace Safety & OHS
Pipefitter who contracted COVID at Alberta work camp entitled to WCB benefits
A pipefitter working in a remote Alberta camp has been awarded workers’ compensation benefits after the Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
N.S. has the lowest compensation for injured workers in the country, report says
A new report on Nova Scotia’s compensation program for injured workers says the system is the only one in Canada that is …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Workers’ compensation boards holding nearly $5 billion in excess funds, CFIB urges rebates to small businesses
Nearly $5 billion in surplus funds are sitting in workers’ compensation boards (WCBs) across six Canadian provinces and territories, a situation that …
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Employment LawFeaturedMental Health
Supervisor’s public threat to worker’s job security cited to justify WCB mental injury award
An office manager whose supervisor bullied and harassed her — including threatening her job security in front of co-workers — is entitled …
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WorkSafeBC has announced that the preliminary average base premium rate for employers will remain unchanged at 1.55 percent of assessable payroll in …
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WorkplaceNL has achieved a historic low in its lost-time injury rate for 2023, reaching 1.3 per 100 workers. This marks a 13 …
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Workplace Safety & OHS
Advocates in Thunder Bay, Ont., asking the province to extend age benefits for WSIB claims
People gathered in person and online Wednesday to raise awareness and support over concern that injured workers over 65 aren’t getting the …
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FeaturedWorkplace Safety & OHS
Changes to Saskatchewan’s workers’ comp legislation will expand coverage, simplify processes: Province
A number of significant amendments to Saskatchewan’s Workers’ Compensation Act are coming into effect on Oct. 1, 2024, including changes designed to …
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FeaturedMental Health
B.C. expands list of occupations eligible for mental-health presumption under workers’ comp
British Columbia is making it easier for more workers to receive access to mental health assistance from WorkSafeBC for work-related trauma, including …
