- WSIB review leads to change in how injured foreign agricultural workers are treated May 15, 2024
Toronto, May 15, 2024 – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) announced today the completion of its foreign agricultural worker review, launched in September 2023. The review has resulted in new measures to help foreign agricultural workers recover from an injury or illness in Ontario, and to treat them fairly when they return to their home country.
Continue reading → - WorkSafe NB: New application to become an approved joint health and safety committee training provider May 15, 2024
WorkSafeNB is pleased to share an improved application to become an approved joint health and safety committee (JHSC) training provider. The improved application form is now an online format.
Continue reading → - WCB of Saskatchewan shares 2023 results at annual general meeting May 14, 2024
- Workplace Total injury rate is the lowest in Saskatchewan’s history
- Time Loss injury rate decreases to 1.78 per 100 workers
- The WCB remains fully funded, with a sufficiency ratio of 135.7 per cent
Continue reading → - Media Release: Nunavut Student Wins Territorial Safety Video Contest May 13, 2024
Yellowknife, NT (May 10, 2024) – A video by Baker Lake, Nunavut student Daniel Tapatai that highlights how to work safely in a power plant has won the 2024 Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission’s (WSCC) Focus on Safety Youth Video Contest.
Continue reading → - Safe Work Manitoba: Road Safety Top Priority as Construction Season Begins May 10, 2024
May 9, 2024 (Brandon) – The 2024 SAFE Roads spring campaign officially launched today reminding motorists to reduce their speed and drive with extra caution as the construction season brings more workers to Manitoba roadways.
Continue reading → - Nova Scotia’s workplace injury rate improved last year May 10, 2024
HALIFAX, NS: Released during national Safety and Health Week, WCB Nova Scotia’s Impact of Workplace Injury Report for 2023 shows continued improvement in the long-term trend of workplace injury’s impact.
Continue reading → - WCB Nova Scotia: Safety and Health Week 2024 – Focus on Psychological Health May 8, 2024
From May 6-11, employers, workers, and safety partners across the province are focused on the importance of safe and healthy workplaces for Safety and Health Week. Brought to you by Health and Safety Professionals Canada, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety and Threads of Life, this week is the perfect time to refocus and recommit to safe and healthy workplaces.
Continue reading →- WorkSafeNB: Safety and Health Week 2024 May 6, 2024
A Message from WorkSafeNB’s President and CEO
Because WorkSafeNB’s vision is Making New Brunswick the safest place to work, we are proud to support Safety and Health Week, May 6-11 this year.
Continue reading →- WCB distributes $118 million in surplus funds to Manitoba employers May 2, 2024
May 2, 2024 (WINNIPEG) – For the fifth time in six years, the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) is distributing surplus funds to employers whose premiums fund the workers compensation system. This distribution is made possible by the WCB’s prudent stewardship of its reserve fund, which is guided by a commitment to offer stable employer premiums, and protect Manitoba’s workforce now and in the future. The WCB may distribute funds that have accumulated beyond the level necessary to achieve these goals, while ensuring long-term sustainability of the system.
Continue reading →- CCOHS: Safety and Health Week May 1, 2024
Safety and Health Week, which takes place this year from May 6-11, is an ideal time for employers, employees, partners, and the public to focus on the importance of preventing injury and illness in the workplace, at home, and in the community.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeNB: Safety and Health Week 2024 May 6, 2024