- Ontario businesses can now report and pay WSIB premiums through their Canada Revenue Agency My Business Account July 5, 2023
Toronto, July 4, 2023 – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) has worked in collaboration with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) to launch a new option for Ontario businesses to conveniently report their insurable earnings and make WSIB premium payments online through their CRA My Business Account.
Continue reading → - Media Release: The Northwest Territories Power Corporation sentenced under the Safety Act June 30, 2023
Yellowknife, NT (June 28, 2023) – On June 23, 2023, the Northwest Territories Power Corporation appeared in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial Court in Yellowknife and entered a guilty plea to an offence under the Safety Act.
Continue reading → - New CEO Appointed for WorkplaceNL June 29, 2023 The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL, today announced the appointment of Ann Martin as Chief Executive Officer for WorkplaceNL. The appointment is for a five-year term and is effective immediately. Continue reading →
- Winning youth video contest entry highlights how workers can take charge of their safety June 28, 2023
Camren MacLeod, from Charlottetown Rural High School, is this year’s winner of the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) Youth Video Contest. Camren received a $1000 cash prize and his school received an additional $1000.
Continue reading →- WorkplaceNL Releases 2022 Annual Performance Report June 22, 2023
St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL remained fully-funded at December 31, 2022 and met all of its strategic objectives in the areas of client service, leadership in workplace injury prevention, financial sustainability and claims management. Its 2022 Annual Performance Report is now available.
Continue reading →- WCB Nova Scotia Board of Directors seeks Deputy Chair June 20, 2023
WCB Nova Scotia is looking for a Deputy Chair to join the WCB’s Board of Directors.
Continue reading →- WorkplaceNL announces 2023 winners of Safe Student and Safety Educator of the Year June 20, 2023
St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL is pleased to announce Christian King, a student at Holy Trinity High School in Torbay as the 2023 Safe Student Award winner and Brian Strickland, a teacher at Gill Memorial Academy in Musgrave Harbour as the Health and Safety Educator winner.
Continue reading →- The WCB shares 2022 highlights and new initiatives at its annual general meeting June 16, 2023
- Most significant benefit enhancement package for injured workers in the last decade
- Decrease in frequency of injuries in Island workplaces
- Increase in overall satisfaction with WCB service
- Enhanced Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) expertise
- Reduced rates and surplus distribution for employers
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- Staying Safe When Working in Summer Heat June 13, 2023
June 13, 2023, (Winnipeg, MB) – The weather forecast is calling for another week of warmer than normal temperatures and humidity. While many Manitobans are ready to embrace the summer heat and enjoy longer days, if you’re working outside or indoors without air conditioning, it should also mean taking steps to protect your health. High temperatures and elevated humidity can lead to serious illness, including heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and in extreme cases, even death.
Continue reading →- Getting back is part of getting better campaign highlights recovery from work-related injuries June 12, 2023
Charlottetown, June 12, 2023 – Staying active and connected to the workplace is an important part of recovery following an injury at work. Through its latest campaign, the Workers Compensation Board (WCB) of PEI is reminding workers and employers that getting back is part of getting better.
Continue reading → - Winning youth video contest entry highlights how workers can take charge of their safety June 28, 2023