- Disability Management scholarship fund aims to improve B.C. Return to Work outcomes March 17, 2019
WorkSafeBC and the Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences have announced a scholarship initiative designed to encourage and support students pursuing a career in disability management.
Continue reading → - Province of Manitoba introduces amendments that would create Institutional Safety Officers March 13, 2019
The Manitoba government is introducing amendments that would create a new institutional safety officer designation to better support security guards in hospitals and other public institutions with expanded authority, prescribed training and appropriate protections, Justice Minister Cliff Cullen has announced.
Continue reading → - Province of Manitoba introduces Workplace Safety and Health Amendment Act March 13, 2019
The Manitoba government has introduced proposed legislation that would strengthen penalties for serious workplace infractions, and improve the efficiency of services by modernizing The Workplace Safety and Health Act, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Blaine Pedersen announced.
Continue reading → - AWCBC celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2019! January 24, 2019
Centennials are a time to reflect on our history while looking towards the future. Canadian workplaces have changed significantly since the founding of the Association of Workers’ Compensation Boards of Canada in 1919.
Continue reading → - Trevor Alexander selected as new WCB-Alberta President & CEO January 21, 2019
Announcement from Grace Thostenson, WCB-Alberta Board Chair, to staff at WCB-Alberta:
I’m pleased to let you know the WCB-Alberta Board of Directors has selected Trevor Alexander as our new President & CEO, effective March 18, 2019.
Continue reading → - WorkplaceNL launches new online Young Worker Occupational Health and Safety course December 14, 2018
WorkplaceNL launched its new Young Worker Occupational Health and Safety course this December, at Waterford Valley High in St. John’s, NL.
Continue reading → - New Brunswick legislation eliminates waiting period by 2021, reduces 2019 assessment rate December 13, 2018
New legislation introduced in New Brunswick repeals the province’s three-day workers’ compensation coverage waiting period provision, in stages, with the initial elimination of one unpaid day effective July 1, 2019 and the complete elimination of the unpaid waiting period by July 1, 2021.
Continue reading → - Six Manitoba safety organizations form the Industry Based Safety Program Council December 11, 2018
Six Manitoba Industry Based Safety Programs (IBSPs), along with their host organizations announce the formation of the Manitoba IBSP Council.
Continue reading → - Province and SAFE Work Manitoba launch new online course to prepare youth for job market December 3, 2018
The Manitoba government and SAFE Work Manitoba are launching a new online Young Worker Readiness Certificate course to teach youth the basics about workers’ and employers’ rights and responsibilities for safety and health in the workplace.
Continue reading → - Cannabis legal, WSCC releases educational materials about impairment in the workplace November 22, 2018
With cannabis now legal for recreational use in Canada, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut has released online educational materials aimed at employers and workers on impairment in the workplace.
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