Safety News Canada Staff

The Workers’ Compensation Board – Alberta has announced its 2026 employer premium rates, with the average rate set at $1.46 per $100 of assessable earnings. Individual employer rates will vary… …

WorkSafeBC has appointed two new members to its board of directors, effective Dec. 1, and reappointed three existing directors whose terms had expired. Joshua Douglas Towsley was appointed as a… …

The British Columbia Supreme Court has set aside a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal decision that denied survivor benefits to the widow of a worker who died at age 62, ruling… …

Nearly all Canadians support including athletic therapy and other injury treatments in employer health plans, according to a new Ipsos survey commissioned by the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association. The poll… …

Aviation safety executives are moving away from manual safety systems in favour of connected digital platforms that provide instant visibility into workplace hazards, according to discussions at a recent industry… …

WorkSafeNB will process loss of earning payments in advance during the December holiday season to ensure workers receive benefits without disruption. Workers receiving loss of earning benefits, long-term disability or… …

WorkSafeNB issued $53.2 million in performance refunds this week to hundreds of eligible employers across New Brunswick, returning surplus funds from the organization’s Accident Fund. Employers with refunds exceeding $1,000… …

The Ontario Labour Relations Board has refused to reconsider its earlier ruling that dismissed a worker’s Occupational Health and Safety Act reprisal complaint against Original Cakerie, finding no basis to… …

A worker died after being ejected from a forklift that tipped over while another worker attempted to tow it with a pickup truck at a storage yard in March 2023.… …