- B.C. government announces new chair for WorkSafeBC Board of Directors August 14, 2020
On August 14, 2020, the Minister of Labour Harry Bains announced the appointment of Jeff Parr as chair of the Board of Directors.
Parr is a former deputy minister in multiple provincial governments, most
Continue reading → - What are AWCBC’s Partners doing in response to COVID-19? August 11, 2020
Here’s what AWCBC’s national and international Partners are doing across Canada and the U.S., and around the globe in response to COVID-19. Please visit awcbc.org and follow @awcbc_acatc on Twitter for regular updates on continuing responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
Continue reading → - Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak Update August 5, 2020
This Outbreak Update is updated once daily with COVID-19 information that is provided by provinces and territories to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). A detailed Epidemiologic Summary is also available.
Continue reading → - What COVID-19 Claims Adjudication information have AWCBC Members published? July 28, 2020
Understanding that COVID-19 can be contracted at work, Canada’s provincial and territorial workers’ compensation Boards and Commissions have published information for those who may be eligible to receive benefits after filing a claim.
Continue reading → - WCB PEI | Safety Matters @ Work: Workplace Harassment June 1, 2020
Continue reading →Every worker has a right to a healthy and safe workplace. To achieve this, employers and workers play a contributing role in creating and maintaining a positive and respectful work environment.
- Know someone who went “above and beyond” for AWCBC?… Nominate them! January 28, 2020
The AWCBC ‘Above & Beyond’ Award honours special members who have contributed greatly to the Association, and in so doing, to the advancement of workers’ compensation across the country.
Continue reading → - Manitoba’s SAFE Driving at Work Plan addresses worker safety on the road January 17, 2020
SAFE Work Manitoba’s new SAFE Driving at Work Plan, created to address the growing number of work-related fatalities caused by vehicle collisions in Manitoba, aims to help employers make driving safer for their workers.
Continue reading → - New WCB PEI chair announced January 6, 2020
The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island has announced that James MacPhee, of Montague, PEI, has been appointed the new Chair of the WCB PEI Board of Directors.
Continue reading → - Ontario rewards safe employers with financial incentives November 22, 2019
Ontario will reward its safest employers with an estimated $140 million for excellence in occupational health and safety as part of a first-of-its-kind in Canada program.
Continue reading → - PEI has launched a new app for Health and Safety information November 1, 2019
The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island, in collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, has launched a new app to help Prince Edward Islanders better access workplace health and safety information.
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