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WorkSafeNB will hold its 2026 average assessment rate at $1.10 per $100 of payroll while returning $53.2 million to eligible New Brunswick employers through performance refunds, the compensation board announced… …
The Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation has ruled the Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) is not responsible for an alleged aggravation of a worker’s pre-existing right hip osteoarthritis. The decision… …
The Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal has denied a worker’s request for a permanent medical impairment assessment, finding his current shoulder condition was not connected to a workplace injury… …
A Quebec-based medical device manufacturer has released a lumbar support system designed to reduce back strain in workers across Canada. Saint Francis Brace Inc. announced the national launch of TEOS,… …
Most Canadians view fire alarm technicians and sprinkler fitters positively, but only 30 per cent are familiar with fire alarm technicians as a career and just 22 per cent know… …
By Hoda Khalil, Carleton University and Gabriel Wainer, Carleton University A recent report from the University of Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index found that wildfires are worsening air quality in… …
A Grande Prairie crane services company has been fined $210,000 after a worker died when equipment collapsed at a worksite near Clairmont in 2022. North West Crane Enterprises Ltd. pleaded… …
A Toronto-based propane distributor has been fined $375,000 after a worker was crushed to death between a 1,000-gallon propane tank and a building wall during a tank replacement, according to… …
A construction worker sustained serious injuries after falling more than six metres from a townhouse under construction when an incomplete temporary guardrail failed, according to WorkSafeBC. The incident occurred in… …
Nova Scotia will reduce workers’ compensation rates for employers in 2027, the first rate cut in more than 30 years, while significantly increasing benefits for injured workers, the provincial government… …
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