- WSIB welcomes new Chair and President January 21, 2022
Today the Government of Ontario nominated Grant B. Walsh as the next Chair of our Board of Directors, and Jeffery A. Lang as the next President and CEO of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). We expect them to be in their new roles in early February.
Continue reading → - WorkSafeNB seeks public’s input on regulatory review January 17, 2022
WorkSafeNB is seeking stakeholder feedback to understand the economic and business impacts of proposed amendments to General Regulation 91-191 under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Continue reading → - WorkPlaceNL: Advisory: Safety training certificates extended to January 31 January 7, 2022
St. John’s, NL – WorkplaceNL is extending the expiry date to January 31, 2022 for safety training certificates issued for Fall Protection, Confined Space Entry, Mine Rescue, and Traffic Control Person Level II. Given the new COVID-19 Alert Level 4, in-class training courses may not be widely available to workers at this time.
Continue reading → - WorkPlaceNL: Update On The Statutory Review Of The Newfoundland And Labrador’s Workers Compensation System January 7, 2022
The Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL, today provided an update on the status of the 2019 Statutory Review of the Workers’ Compensation System.
Continue reading → - Minister Davis Announces Reappointment of Chief Executive Officer at WorkplaceNL December 14, 2021
Today, the Honourable Bernard Davis, Minister Responsible for WorkplaceNL, announced that Dennis Hogan has been reappointed as Chief Executive Officer of WorkplaceNL.
Biographical information is provided in the backgrounder below.
Continue reading → - WCB PEI: Experience Rating Program Changes December 13, 2021
Changes will soon come into effect for the Workers Compensation Board’s Experience Rating Program.
The Experience Rating Program offers a financial incentive to employers to invest in safety and work disability prevention programs by adjusting assessment rates based on their claims cost history.
Continue reading →- WCB Saskatchewan’s 2020-21 COVID-19 cost relief to conclude at year end December 13, 2021
The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) provided COVID-19 cost relief for employers with accepted COVID-19 claims in 2020 and 2021. This cost relief will conclude for accepted COVID-19 workplace injuries that occur on or after Jan. 1, 2022. Accepted COVID-19 workplace injuries that occur on or prior to Dec. 31, 2021 will still be eligible for cost relief, which means the WCB will cover claim costs.
Continue reading →- WCB Saskatchewan approves 2022 premium rates December 7, 2021
The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) has approved the 2022 average employer premium rate of $1.23 per hundred dollars of payroll. This is the first increase to the average premium rate since 2004. The 2021 rate was $1.17. Despite this increase, the province’s premium rates remain among the lowest in Canada.
Continue reading →- WCB Nova Scotia implements mandatory vaccination policy (Dec. 3/21) December 3, 2021
As one of the province’s biggest champions for workplace safety, WCB Nova Scotia implemented a mandatory vaccination policy for its employees effective November 30, 2021, as an important measure to protect each other and all Nova Scotians from COVID-19.Continue reading →- WSCC Lay Charges under the Mine Health & Safety Act December 1, 2021
On November 10, 2021 the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed nine charges in the Northwest Territories’ Territorial Court under the Northwest Territories’ Mine Health & Safety Act.
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- WCB Saskatchewan’s 2020-21 COVID-19 cost relief to conclude at year end December 13, 2021